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BELGIUM medal FRERE ORBAN 1812-1896 Municipal Credit of Belgium Ø 68mm-177gr
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DescriptionBELGIUM medal
FRERE ORBAN 1812-1896 //Municipal Credit of Belgium
Obverse: portrait of Brother Orban, 1896.
Reverse: the 9 provinces with 1860 + "Gemeentekrediet van België - Crédit Communale de Belgique".
Hubert Joseph Walthère Frère-Orban
(24 April 1812 - 2 January 1896)
was a Belgian liberal statesman.
He was born at Liège, received his education at home and in Paris, and began the practice of law in his native town. He identified himself with the Liberal party, and was conspicuous in the controversy with the Catholic clergy.
Career
In 1846, he wrote the program, which was accepted as the charter for a liberal political party. In 1847 he was elected to the Belgian Chamber and appointed Minister of Public Works. and from 1848 to 1852 he held the portfolio of Finance. He founded the national bank of Belgium, reduced postage, abolished the newspaper tax and was a strong advocate of free trade.
His work, La mainmorte et la charité (1854–57), directed against the Conservatives, produced a great effect on the position of parties in Belgium. As a result, in 1857, the Liberals returned to power and Frère-Orban became once more Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Charles Rogier, whom he succeeded to become the 11th Prime Minister in 1868. In 1870 the Catholics regained their supremacy and forced him to retire, but from 1878 to 1884 he was again at the head of the cabinet, most notably breaking off diplomatic relations with the Vatican in 1880 (which were restored in 1884).
Standing as a liberal again in the October 1894 elections, he categorically refused the support of Catholics against progressives and socialists. He was not re-elected, defeated by the socialist Célestin Demblon.
Weakened by illness, he died on 2 January 1896. Frère-Orban lies in its birthplace, Liège, in the cemetery of Robermont.
Political philosophy
Frère-Orban's liberalism consisted in the assertion of the authority of the state over the church and the defense of the system of secular public instruction against the clergy. He was at all times opposed to the "undue extension" of suffrage. Among other works he wrote Le question monétaire.
A very beautiful bronze medal in great condition.
Weight
177,00 gr
Diameter
68,00mm
Material
Bronze
Engraver
JOUVENEL
Condition
EXTRA
FINE
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