Austrian Netherlands 1789(a) 2 liards

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Jean Elsen sale 144, lot 1096

This specimen was lot 1096 in Jean Elsen sale 144 (Brussels, March 2020), where it sold for €85 (about US$112 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Joseph II (1780-1790), Cu double liard, 1789, Bruxelles. D/ B. l. et dr. à d. R/ Inscription dans une couronne. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Joseph II, 1780-90, copper double liard of 1789, Brussels mint. Obverse: laureate and draped bust to right; reverse: motto below crown. Extremely Fine.)"

The lower, Catholic part of the Netherlands was Spanish until 1714, when it passed to the Austrians, who lost it to Revolutionary France in 1797. After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, Belgium passed to the king of the Netherlands. This type is listed for 1781-82 and 1787-89. The angel face on the reverse is the Brussels mintmark. Four liards = one sol, 54 sols = one kronenthaler.

Recorded mintage: 194,774.

Specification: 7.5 g, copper, 27 mm diameter, engraved by Théodore Van Berckel, this specimen 7,47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 31, W. 1154; V.H. 856.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 144, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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