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Guten Abend!
Lang, lang ist's her wo ich zuletzt im Numismatik-Café war...
Hier jetzt mal mein neustes Stück zum Thema Franz II./ I.
Ein wunderbarer Kronenthaler aus seiner Heimat Brüssel, geprägt nur im Jahre 1794.
Münzzeichen: Kopf des Erzengels Michael, für Brüssel
Geprägt in 280.765 Exemplaren. Nicht selten aber in dieser Erhaltung ziemlich einmalig. Schönster Stempelglanz, man achte auf die Schmelzspuren der Prägung oberhalb der Buchstaben.
Graveur war der belgische Silberschmied und Stempelschneider Théodore van Berckel.
On the 1st November 1750, Théodore Victor, aged 11, started his training as silversmith with his father. Théodore Everard van Berckel was a master silversmith and was entitled to employ apprentices. It was usual practice at the time for a guildmaster to teach the trade to his own sons.
Emperator Leopold was superseded by his elder son, who ruled under the name of Francis II. Van Berckel produced all dies for this new emperor too and a large volume of new medals and coins were struck. However, the days of the Austrian Netherlands were coming to an end. In 1793 the French armies started moving north and in June 1794 the French were at the gates of Brussels. It was soon clear that their force was overwhelming and the government decided to evacuate. The government, the army and the civil servant too were ordered to prepare everything for an eastward evacuation. Non-Austrians had the choice of staying at home, but that meant automatic resignation. Van Berckel decided to travel along to Austria, with fateful consequences that became apparent later.
Chief engraver at the Viennese Mint
In a letter from the Austrian court dated 22nd June 1798, van Berckel was ordered to Vienna to start work there as chief engraver at the Viennese Mint.
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