Austrian Netherlands 1788(a) 10 liards
This specimen was lot 1148 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Joseph II (1780-1790), AR 10 liards, 1788, Bruxelles. D/ Croix de Bourgogne. R/ Écu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Petites taches. Belle patine. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Joseph II, 1780-90, silver ten liards of 1788, Brussels mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. Light stains, nice patina, Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1788-89 and is fairly common. The angel face on the reverse is the Brussels mintmark. The SCWC states that there were 216 liards in a kronenthaler.
Recorded mintage: 206,398.
Specification: 2.45 g, billon, 19 mm diameter, decorated edge, engraved by Théodore Van Berckel; this specimen 2,38 g.
Catalog reference: KM 36, W. 1152; VH 855.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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