Featured Exhibit: BELGIUM 10 SOLS 1790 - Photographed not long ago - Drusus

Very nice write up.

 

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It was one of the all time best write ups on this forum....

It deserved more votes, IMO. See now that its over i can say things like that


Ruben

 

[FONT=&quot]Hi,

I think I spoke to some of you about the Van Berckel commemoration in his hometown last year.
A documentary film was made about the life of this famous European engraver. There's a version with English subtitles now that can be viewed via this link:
[/FONT]http://www.theodoorvanberckel.nl/documentary.htm

[FONT=&quot]It is particularly interesting for those who are interested in European History and how coin- or medal dies are made.[/FONT]

Regards,
Lei

 

needs attention

 

Ruben, thank you.
regards,
Lei

 

Give the credit to the writers. I was just the band leader and cheer leader.

 

Excellent post!

 

Drusus is the man.

 

I loved this exhibit

 

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opps sorry

 

wow - there are pictures that are missing, though.

 

Like the and great history! Thanks for sharing!

 

Here is my Florin

 

The little angel's head has been the Brussels mintmark for a long time, and is still in use these days (now it is the mark of the Royal Mint of Belgium). Why an angel? The sign represents the archangel St. Michael who became the city's patron in the Middle Ages. Today it looks like this (see attached image) but in many cases the details can hardly be recognized.



Christian