1951 BELGIUM Kings Leopold I II III & Albert I – SILVER 100 Francs Coin i57138

Item: i57138

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1951 Silver 100 Francs (100 Frank) 33mm (17.73 grams) 0.835 Silver 
(0.4801 oz. ASW)
Reference: KM# 139.1
Conjoined heads left of kings Leopold I, Leopold II, Albert I and Leopold III; 
1951 and crown above; five-pointed star below.
Crowned coat-of-arms of Belgium within wreath divide denomination, legend in 
Dutch.

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1	Leopold I		16 December 1790 Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Holy  Roman Empire) – 10 December 1865 Laeken (aged 74)	21 July 1831	10 December 1865 (34 years, 142 days)	(1) Charlotte of Wales ∞ 2 May 1816 [1 child (stillborn)] (2) Louise of Orléans ∞ 9 August 1832 [4 children]	Elected by the National Congress
2	Leopold II		9 April 1835 Brussels – 17 December 1909 Laeken (aged 74)	17 December 1865	17 December 1909 (44 years, 0 days)	Marie-Henriette of Austria ∞ 22 August 1853 [4 children]	Son of Leopold I
3	Albert I		8 April 1875 Brussels – 17 February 1934 Marche-les-Dames (aged 58)	23 December 1909	17 February 1934 (24 years, 56 days)	Elisabeth of Bavaria ∞ 2 October 1900 [3 children]	Nephew of Leopold II
4	Leopold III		3 November 1901 Brussels – 25 September 1983 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (aged 81)	23 February 1934	16 July 1951 (abdicated) (17 years, 143 days)	(1) Astrid of Sweden ∞ 4 November 1926 [3 children] (2) Lilian Baels ∞ 6 December 1941 [3 children]	Son of Albert I

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