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BELGIUM: Philippe d'Auvergne, medallic AR 5 francs, 1815-A. NGC MS63

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BELGIUM: Philippe d'Auvergne, medallic AR 5 francs, 1815-A. NGC MS63
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BELGIUM: Philippe d'Auvergne, medallic AR 5 francs, 1815-A, Maz-750; Julius-3513, 37mm, fantasy pattern, later striking circa 1870 in Brussels, by medalist Henri Charles Würden: PHILIPPE D'AUVERGNE around the Admiral in military dress left, makers name CH. WERDUN. F. below // DUC-SOUVERAIN DE BOUILLON around crowned arms of the Duchy of Bouillon, NGC graded MS63. Philippe d'Auvergne (1754-1816) was a British naval officer and the adopted son of Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne, the sovereign Duke of Bouillon. He chose a career in the Royal Navy that spanned a period of history where Great Britain was at the center of wars and empire building, taking him from Boston and the War of Independence to espionage with French Royalists; prisoner of war to shipwrecked; all this whilst hoping to become a Walloon ruler or, at least, heir to a princely fortune.