5 Centimes - Louis XVIII Antwerp; Siege Coinage

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MONNAIE
5
CENT.
OBSIDIONALE

Engraver: Vande Goor

Edge

Rough

Comment

Monnaie Obsidionale (Obsidional coinage): necessity coins minted during a siege and having a fiduciary character, their purpose was to enable the garrison to meet its needs in a legal manner and the population to pursue its activities in the absence of sufficient official cash.
definition taken from Mr. Michel Galléazzi's numismatic lexicon (Numismatique & Change n° 193 March 1990)

F.115D 29 to 31mm, 12.5g
V under the knot of the crown ribbon. V is the initial of Peter Walter Van de Goor, engraver working in the house of Wolshot.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Monnaie Obsidionale : monnaie de nécessité frappée durant un siège et présentant un caractère fiduciaire.Elles avaient pour but de permettre à la garnison de faire face à ses besoins d'une façon légale et à la population de poursuivre ses activités en l'absence de numéraire officiel en quantité suffisante.
définition tirée du lexique numismatique de Monsieur Michel Galléazzi (Numismatique & Change n° 193 Mars 1990)

F.115D 29 à 31mm, 12.5g
V sous le noeud du ruban de la couronne. V est l'initiale de Peter Walter Van de Goor, graveur travaillant dans la maison de Wolshot

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 5 Centimes - Louis XVIII (Antwerp; Siege Coinage) 1814 coin is that it was minted during a time of great turmoil and conflict. The city of Antwerp was under siege by French forces, and the coin was produced as a makeshift currency to address the shortage of official currency caused by the war. Despite its humble origins, the coin has become a highly sought-after collector's item due to its unique history and rarity.

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