Austrian Netherlands 1792(a) liard
This specimen was lot 1024 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it sold for €85 (about US$118 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, François II (1792-1797), Cu liard, 1792, Bruxelles. D/ B. l. et dr. à d. R/ Inscription en quatre lignes. Rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Francis II, 1792-97, copper liard of 1792, Brussels mint. Obverse: draped and laureate bust to right; reverse: four line inscription. Very fine to 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 1792-94 and is common. Liards of Leopold II dated 1792 also exist. The angel face on the reverse is the Brussels mintmark. Four liards = one sol, 54 sols = one kronenthaler.
Recorded mintage: 128,000.
Specification: 3.75 g, copper, 22 mm diameter, plain edge, engraved by Théodore Van Berckel, this specimen 3,87 g.
Catalog reference: KM 56, W. 1172.
- 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 135, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.
Link to:
- 1791 liard
- 1792 10 liards
- 1792 14 liards, Leopold II
- 1792-F 20 kreuzer, Hall mint, Leopold II
- 1792-A quarter kronenthaler, Vienna mint, Francis II
- 1792-H half kronenthaler, Günzburg mint
- 1792-B half souverain d'or, Kremnitz mint
- 1793 double liard
- 1794 liard
- Coins and currency dated 1792
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