Watch List notes:

BELGIUM. Albert I. 1909-1934. AV Essai de 20 Francs – 4 Belgas (37mm, 33.94 g, 6h). Bruxelles (Brussels) mint. Dies by Bonnetain and Devreese. Dated 1931. Bare head left / Crowned, collared, and mantled coat-of-arms. Cf. KM Pn317 (for type in bronze). Proof, lustrous, hairlines. Extremely rare and possibly unique.


From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller & R. Burdicj, February 1998. Ex Palace Collections of Egypt (King Farouk – Sotheby's, 24 February 1954), lot 465.