BELGIUM: Leopold I, 1831-1865, AE medal, 1854, Van Hoydonck-115, 75mm, medal by Jacob and Léopold Wiener, laying the first stone of the church of Laeken in memory of Queen Louise-Marie; head of Queen right with legends around / ERIGEE A LAEKEN PAR SOUSCRIPTION NATIONALE, view of the church, Extremely Fine. The Wieners were a Jewish-Flemish family of extraordinary artists and die engravers. Jacob Wiener (1815-1899), who generally signed his medals as J. Wiener, but known more commonly as Jacques, was the eldest of three brothers [the others were Léopold (1823-1891) and Charles (1832-1888)], all of whom excelled in the art of medal engraving.
Estimate: 75-100 USD