Golden lion (lion d'or) of the United Belgian States, 1790
Also known as: Gouden leeuw van de Verenigde Belgische Staten, 1790
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1790
Gold coin. Obverse: lion standing on the ground with a shield before it and a sword in its right paw. Date in the exergue. Reverse: around a radiant sun in the centre, 11 coats of arms arranged radially.
Angel's head in the legend. Cable rim. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2642A; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.6 cm x weight 8.3 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.6 cm x weight 8.3 g
Design
- Obverse
- lion standing on the ground with a shield before it and a sword in its right paw. Date in the exergue.
- Reverse
- around a radiant sun in the centre, 11 coats of arms arranged radially. Angel's head in the legend. Cable rim.
Identification
- Original title
- Gouden leeuw van de Verenigde Belgische Staten, 1790
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-2642A
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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