ARCHITECTURAL MEDALS. Belgium. The Triumphal Arch at Laeken Bronze Medal, 1856. Uncertain mint likely in Belgium. PCGS SPECIMEN-65 Gold Shield. Ross-M197; Van Hoydonck-148; Reinecke-96. 50mm. By Jacques Wiener. Obverse: Perspective view of that arch; Reverse: Legend in 12 lines. A splendid, alluring, and rather <strong>SCARCE </strong>Gem, this piece presents wonderfully lustrous reddish-brown surfaces.<p><em>This pleasing architectural type celebrates the 25th anniversary of the accession of King Leopold I in 1831.</em> From the Richard Jewell Collection.<p>Ex. Coin Galleries (8/2009) Lot # 6108.
