Leopold I >Leopold I (1790-1865), the first king of independent Belgium, reigned from >1831 to 1865. Coat of Arms; 1 Franc - Léopold III (BELGIE-BELGIQUE) Manage my collection He founded the Saxe-Coburg dynasty, which remains the ruling >house of Belgium. Of the 1947 coin 3,175,000 pieces were struck according to Krause (2016). Leopold I., geboren als Prinz Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, Herzog in Sachsen[1], war ein Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld und …
Kongo was rich in numerous minerals but was richer in Ivory and rubber. With each day that passes, another statue of Belgian king Leopold II is hauled from its pedestal by authorities and taken away. Royal Belgian Mint, Brussels, Belgium Comments. Arms of King Leopold I of Belgium.svg 228 × 279; 820 KB Besluit van Leopold I, koning der Belgen tot bijeenroeping van de volksverte-genwoordiging, NG-VG-1-3667.jpg 2,500 × 1,241; 595 KB Besluit van Leopold I, koning der Belgen tot bijeenroeping van de volksverte-genwoordiging, NG-VG-1-3668.jpg 2,500 × …

King Leopold II of Belgium laid claim to the Congo and declared it his territory while exerting physical threats to the indigenous people of the Congo (Kongo). Morin (2012) mentions this coin as well (without mintage) and Aernout (2019) refers to this coin as a trial strike (without mintage). The youngest son of Francis Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Leopold was born in Coburg, Germany, on Dec. King Leopold II ruled over Belgium from 1865 to 1909. The statues are falling. Leopold II (Dutch: Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor; French: Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor; 9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. He declared the people and the land to be his property, and he quickly turned the country into a moneymaking venture for himself and his throne. See also. Today, the memory of his reign still lives on, and he is glorified with golden statues of his likeness in every major city in Belgium. In history classes, each generation is taught that he was a humanitarian who brought Christianity and the wonders of civilization to The Congo Free State.