Joseph-Pierre Braemt

Joseph-Pierre Braemt (15 June 1796 – 2 December 1864) was a Belgian medalist and coin designer.

Biography

After training at the academies of Ghent and then Brussels, 1830 : medal of recognition to the Garde civique, under the Provisional Government of Belgium, Starting in 1832 : silver franc coins with the portrait of King Leopold I (5 silver francs, 2 1/2 silver francs, 2 silver francs, 1 silver franc, 1/2 silver franc, 1/4 silver franc, 20 centimes silver), copper pennies with the Belgian lion and the national motto, in French, "l'union fait la force" (10 cents, 5 cents, 2 cents and 1 penny).

Legacy

A street in the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, where he owned a large property called "Campagne de M. Braemt" (Mr Braem's countryside), on which the street was partly drawn, bears his name.