Belgium 1935 40 francs
This specimen was lot 866 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €4,600 (about US$5,735 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIQUE, Royaume, Léopold III (1934-1951), 40 francs, 1935 FR, Exposition universelle - Centenaire des chemins de fer. Tranche cannelée. Provient de la collection M. Frumer, Heritage, New York, 12 janvier 2004, 14149. Extrêmement Rare. Belle patine. Fleur de Coin. (kingdom of Belgium, Leopold III (1934-51), forty francs of 1935, French legends, for the Universal Exposition on the centennial of the first Belgian railroad. Reeded edge, from the Frumer collection, sold by Heritage (January 2004, lot 14149).)"
This type was struck in 1935 and ended up being a pattern when officials decided to issue this type as a fifty francs.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 22 g, 0.680 fine silver, .481 troy oz ASW, 35 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dupriez, 2545, KM-Pn346.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.
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