IN ALL OUR MANY MANY YEARS OF VIEWING & APPRECIATING WORLD MEDALS & TOKENS, THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE NICEST & MOST PRISTINE 1816 BELGIUM LION PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEDAL WE HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SEE !
WE SCARCELY SEE ANY AT ALL; SO "SCARCE" WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT OF ITS AVAILABILITY IN ANY CONDITION, HOWEVER IN PCGS MS63 BN IT IS PROHIBITIVELY RARE !
"FINEST & ONLY", THIS IS THE ONLY 1816 BELGIUM DIRKS-77 GRADED AT PCGS !!
AND- NONE KNOWN AT NGC !
A "TOP-POP" PIECE !!
A LOVELY PRESENTATION OF AUBURN MILK CHOCOLATE BROWNS, WITH BEAUTIFUL CONTRASTED DEVICES ON GLOSSY SMOOTH MIRRORED FIELDS!
OBVERSE:
A BOLD RAMPANT AUSTRIA- NETHERLANDS LION WITH SHIELD & SWORD !!
(The Rampant Lion/Shield/Sword Motif is very nearly the same as the Austria-Netherlands 1790 3 Florin pieces)
REVERSE:
"LEGE. SACRAM. ASSERT. BRAB. ORD. BRUXELL. CONVOC. WILHELMUS REX. VIII. ID. JUL. MDCCCXVI."
BELGIUM; Austrian Netherlands - First meeting of the Provincial Council of South Brabant in 1816.
Signed By, Die Maker: Van De Goor. F
Catalog: Dirks-77
Cu (Copper), 44.88 g, Large 47 mm Diameter.
HOUSED IN A PRISTINE OVER-SIZED SECURE LABEL PCGS HOLDER !!
PCGS CERT VERIFICATION #81880416
| PCGS # | 614321 |
| Date, mintmark | 1816 |
| Denomination | Medal |
| Variety | Dirks-77 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Grade | MS63BN |
| Holder Type | PCGS Secure |
| Population | 1 |
