You are about to finish your registration. Please check your mailbox (including spam folder). There should be a letter with a confirmation link. Check setting to make sure that your e-mail address is correct.
Send letter againDescription
Europe has 12 monarchies, including the unique systems of the Vatican and Andorra. Due to historical intermarriage, all of Europe’s reigning monarchs are related. Since WWII, all hereditary European monarchs have descended from a single common ancestor: John William Friso, Prince of Orange, who died in 1711.
Two German noble families, the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburgs and the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, are particularly prominent in European royal bloodlines. The British royal family, originally the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, changed its name to Windsor in 1917 when King George V adopted a more British-sounding name to counter anti-German sentiment during WWI.
Obverse
|
Depicts an official emblem of the Laurent Kabila regime: a gilede head of male snarling lion, symbolizing strength and authority. within gilded circle with the country’s name in French dividing date, surrounding by the legend of bank above and denomination below dividing by two stars in each side. ★ BANQUE CENTRALE ★ |
---|---|
Reverse
|
Depicts a multicolored portrait of Prince Bernhard, wearing glasses with a lesser version of the Netherlands emblem at the right enclosed by the inscription above, his name and birth date below surrounded by the title of the series in French. MAISONS ROYALES D'EUROPE DES SIECLES DERNIERS |
Edge |
5 Francs
Royal Families Of Europe
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
Subscribe series
KM# 88
Royal Families Of Europe
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
Material | Nickel Plated Brass |
Weight | 24.3 g |
Diameter | 38.61 mm |
Thickness | - |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |