2 Euro Commemorative coins Luxembourg 2019
100th anniversary of Grand Duchess Charlotte's accession to the throne
The Obverse depicts, on the left, the effigy of His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke Henri and, on the right, the effigy of the Grand-Duchess Charlotte. The two portraits are surmounted by the circular inscription "Centenaire de l'accession au trône de la Grande-Duchesse Charlotte" (Centenary of the accession to the throne of Grand Duchess Charlotte). In the lower part, placed horizontally and partially engraved in the outer ring, are: the inscription "LUXEMBOURG" and, immediately below, the minting year, enclosed between the mark of the Luxembourg Mint and that of the Utrecht Mint (there are two variants with regard to the mint symbols: on the BU coincard and BU sets there is the mark of the Dutch mint and the symbol of the Dutch mint director, while on the mint sets Proof there is the mark of the Luxembourg mint and the symbol of the Dutch mint director). On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).
Date | Rarity | Circulation coins | Uncirculated | Proof | Total mintage |
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2019 | NC | 300.000 | 12.500 | 3.500 | 316.000 |
100 years of Universal Suffrage in Luxembourg
The Obverse depicts, on the left, the effigy of His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke Henri and, on the right, an electoral urn with a hand inserting a ballot into it. At the bottom, near the design, is the inscription "LUXEMBOURG", which partially extends into the outer crown. At the top is the circular inscription "Centenaire du suffrage universel", while immediately below, between the design and the inscription, are the years "1919 - 2019", set on two lines and with the minting year in larger size. The minting year is also enclosed between the Luxembourg and Utrecht mintmarks (there are two variants with regard to the mint symbols: on the BU coincards the minting year is enclosed between the Dutch mintmark and the symbol of the Dutch mint director, while on the mint sets Proof the minting year is enclosed between the Luxembourg mintmark and the symbol of the Dutch mint director). On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).
Date | Rarity | Circulation coins | Uncirculated | Proof | Total mintage |
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2019 | NC | 300.000 | 7.500 | 3.500 | 311.000 |