Austrian Netherlands 1790(a) 14 liards
This specimen was lot 1173 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, Léopold II (1790-1792), AR plaquette (14 liards), 1790, Bruxelles. D/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, accostée de la valeur. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Rare. Les plaquettes au nom de Léopold II furent frappées dans l'atelier de Bruxelles à partir du 14 décembre 1790 (W. p. 359). Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Leopold II, 1790-92, silver plaquette or 14 liards of 1790, Brussels mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown divides the value; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Rare. These plaquettes of Leopold II were struck at Brussels after December 14, 1790. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Minting of imperial coinage for the Austrian Netherland was disrupted by the revolt of the United Belgian States, which lasted January to December 1790. Divisions among the rebels allowed Leopold II to reconquer the province with little effort, only to lose it to Revolutionary France in 1794. Belgium finally attained her independence in 1830. This type was also struck 1791-92 and those dates are common.
Recorded mintage: 62,819.
Specification: 2.7 g, 0.535 fine silver, 22 mm diameter, decorated edge, engraved by Théodore Van Berckel; this specimen 2,68 g.
Catalog reference: KM 39, W. 1163; Jaeckel 92; VH 876.
- 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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