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Sword of the Kingdom of Belgium under Leopold 1st. Chased and gilded brass hilt with one branch and inverted quillon. Keyboard with Belgian crown and oak leaf branches. Pomeau with Belgian crown. Mother-of-pearl spindle. Triangular blade engraved SHF. B.E. (blade with gray patina and missing gilding). Without scabbard. Length 95 cm.
- Leopold of Saxe-Coburg (Leopold I) was chosen as the first King of the Belgians in 1831, establishing the Belgian monarchy. After a period of upheaval and revolution, the new nation had just gained independence from the Netherlands, and the monarchy was established to give it stability and legitimacy.
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