Belgium 2016 100 euro
This specimen was lot 888 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €2,100 (about US$2,892 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIQUE, Royaume, Philippe (2013-), AV 100 euro, 2016. Gabrielle Petit. Seulement 300 p. frappées. Rare. Écrin et certificat n° 136. Flan poli. (kingdom of Belgium, Philip, since 2013, gold hundred euro of 2016, for Gabrielle Petit. Only 300 pieces struck. Rare, with box and certificate, Proof.)"
This denomination is used exclusively for commemoratives. Wikipedia comments, "Gabrielle Alina Eugenia Maria Petit (20 February 1893 – 1 April 1916) was a Belgian spy who worked for the British Secret Service in German-occupied Belgium during World War I. She was executed in 1916, and was widely celebrated as a Belgian national heroine after the war's end." The Brussels mint, which had operated since the days of Charles V, closed soon after the issue of this coin.
Recorded mintage: 300.
Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 29 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 396, Fr-471.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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