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, Joseph-Pierre Braemt perfected his craft in Paris with the engraver André Galle and Baron François Joseph Bosio, a renowned sculptor of the time.

He was appointed general engraver of the Hôtel des Monnaies in Brussels and produced the first Belgian coins.

He was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.

Works
His work includes the following:


 * 1826 : medal commemorating the completion of the digging of a canal between the Haine and the Escaut, under the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
 * 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.