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[[Image:JE154-1307.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 154, lot 1307]]

This specimen was lot 1307 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,072 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Joseph II (1780-1790), AR demi-couronne, 1789, Bruxelles. D/ T. laurée à d. R/ Croix de Bourgogne entre trois couronnes, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. Rare. Nettoyée. Légères traces d'ajustage. presque Superbe.'' ([[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|duchy of Brabant]], Joseph II, 1780-90, silver half kronenthaler of 1789, Brussels mint. Obverse: laureate bust right; reverse: Burgundian cross between three crowns, decorated with the jewel of the Golden Fleece. Rare, cleaned, light adjustment marks, about Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> Belgium, long a part of Hapsburg Spain, was awarded to Charles VI of Austria by the Treaty of Utrecht which ended the War of the Spanish Succession. Fortified by the Dutch and constantly menaced by the French, the Austrians quickly discovered Belgium to be a worthless addition to their domain. This type was struck in 1786-90 during the reign of Joseph II. It replaced the half ducaton in 1755 but retained many stylistic features. Vienna and Brussels both struck this type in 1789. The [[Austria]]ns lost [[Belgium]] to Revolutionary [[France]] in 1797. After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, Belgium passed to the king of the Netherlands. 

''Recorded mintage:'' 24,000, a better date of a scarce type.

''Specification:'' 14.72 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 14,72 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 34, W. 1150; Delm-394; V.H. 853. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1786(a) 1/2 kronenthaler|1786 half kronenthaler, Brussels mint]]
* [[Austria 1788-H 1/4 kronenthaler|1788-H quarter kronenthaler, Günzburg mint]]
* [[Austria 1788-A 1/2 thaler|1788-A half thaler]]
* [[Austria 1788-A thaler Dav-1167|1788-A convention thaler]]
* [[Austria 1788-A kronenthaler Dav-1170|1788-A kronenthaler]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1789(a) liard]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1789(a) 2 liards]], Brussels mint
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1789(a) 10 liards]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1789 14 liards]]
* [[Austria 1789-A 1/2 kronenthaler|1789-A half kronenthaler]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1789(a) kronenthaler Dav-1284|1789 kronenthaler, Brussels mint]]
* [[Austrian-Netherlands 1789(b) souverain d'or Fr-141]]
* [[Austria 1791-A 1/4 kronenthaler|1791-A ¼ kronenthaler]]
* [[Austria 1791-H 1/2 kronenthaler|1791-H half kronenthaler]]
* [[Austria 1791-H kronenthaler Dav-1175|1791-H kronenthaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1789]]

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