Belgium 1930 10 francs
This specimen was lot 74361 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "BELGIUM. 10 Francs, 1930. Brussels Mint. Albert I. PCGS MS-64. From the Carola J. Ponterio Collection." This design, which marked the centennial of Belgian independence, was also used for a ten frank with Flemish legends (KM 100). The edge lettering comes in position A (The edge lettering reads in upright position when the reverse faces up) or position B (The edge lettering reads in upright position when the obverse faces up), with position A being more common. King Albert was killed in a climbing accident in 1934.
Recorded mintage: 2,699,000 plus 3,000,000 with Flemish legends.
Specification: 17.5 g, nickel, 34 mm diameter, lettered edge, engraved by Armand Bonnetain.
Catalog reference: KM-99, Dav-55.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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