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Belgium, Leopold II, 20 Franks, 1877 AD.
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Title
Belgium
,
Leopold
II
,
20
Franks
,
1877
AD
.
Obverse
Bust
of
Leopold
II
facing
right
,
Engraver's
initials
:
LW
,
Date
1877
,
Inscription
LEOPOLD
II
ROI
DES
BELGES
.
Reverse
Belgium
Coat
of
Arms
,
Inscription
:
L'UNION
FAIT
LA
FORCE
,
20
FR
.
Type/Denomination
20
Franks
Origin
Belgium
Period
1877
AD
Description
This
Belgium
coin
clearly
displays
the
initials
of its
engraver
,
Leopold
Wiener
(LW)
,
under
the
lower
left
corner
of
Leopold
II's
bust
.
Wiener
worked
as a
royal
engraver
at the
end
of
Leopold
I's
reign
and
continued
his
work
with the
Belgium
government
when
Leopold
I's
son
took
the
throne
.
Leopold
II
was the
king
of
Belgium
from
1865
until
his
death
in
1909
. He
is
most
famous
for
owning
and
exploiting
a
colony
in
Africa
. The
Congo
Free
State
(now
the
Democratic
Republic
of
Congo)
enabled
him to
make
a
fortune
by
exporting
primarily
rubber
and
ivory
.
However
this was
accomplished
at
great
cost
to the
Congo's
native
people
.
Leopold
established
a
rubber
quota
for the
natives
and those
who
did
not
meet
their
required
amount
would have their
hands
cut
off
.
Leopold
is
also
credited
with an
unknown
number
of
deaths
,
estimated
in the
millions
.
Eventually
the
Belgium
government
took
over
the
colony
because
of
Leopold's
brutal
administration
.
Publisher
Hillsdale College
Donor
Alwin
C
.
Carus
Accession Number
20051327
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