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1 cent of Leopold I, 1846

1 cent of Leopold I, 1846, side 2 of 2
1 cent of Leopold I, 1846, side 1 of 2

Details

Period
Young Belgium (1830–1880)
Material
Copper
Condition
Poor
Denomination
1 cent
Currency
Belgian franc, 1832-2001
Worth
1/100 Belgian franc
Year
1846
Issuer
Belgium
Ruler
Leopold I
Reference
Numista
Diameter
16.5 mm
Weight
1.43 g
Location
Blauberg (Herselt)

What could it buy?

Around 1850 a labourer earned about 1.50 francs a day: 150 of these coins. A kilo of rye bread took 14 of them, a glass of faro in Brussels 12.

Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.

The story

1 cent from 1846, issued in Belgium under Leopold I. Heavily worn and only partly legible.

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