Belgium 20 francs 1870 (misstrike) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4237577
Area
Coins
Title
Belgium 20 francs 1870 (misstrike)
Country
Belgium
Face value
20 frank (4 ariary)
Year
1870
Variety / overstrike
misslag
Era
Belgium - Kingdom (1830-present)
Head of State
Leopold II of Belgium (1865-1909)
Type
Misstrike
Designer
Wiener, Leopold
Series
Theme
Coat of Arms (heraldic), Crowned coat of arms, Crowns, Head of State
Material
Gold (Au)
Gold- or silver content
900
Weight
6.45
Diameter
21
Thickness
1.3
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES L W 1870
Reverse
L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE 20 FR
Edge
Plain with inscription: DIEU * PROTÈGE * LA * BELGIQUE *****
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Brussels)
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 37
Catalogue number
Morin# 144, LA# BFM-162
Details

It is a mistake in which a burr sits over the left curtain on the coin side. As a result, there seems to be an extra cord on the left curtain.

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