Luxembourgian euro coins

Luxembourgian euro coins feature three different designs, though they all contain the portrait or effigy of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. The designs, by Yvette Gastauer-Claire, also contain the 12 stars of the EU flag, the year of imprint and the name of the country in the Luxembourgish language: "Lëtzebuerg". Luxembourg does not mint its own coins. Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint), in Utrecht, Netherlands produced Luxembourgian coins dated 2002–2004. Rahapaja Oy (Mint of Finland), in Helsinki, Finland produced the coins dated 2005–2006. Monnaie de Paris (Mint of Paris), in Pessac, France produced coins dated 2007 onward.

The Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg appears on the coins facing to the left.In heraldry, directions are often described as they would appear to the bearer of a coat of arms, rather than as they would appear to the viewer. Therefore, coin descriptions will use "facing to the left" when it would appear to the layperson that the person depicted is facing to the right.] He was not featured on the Luxembourgian franc as he only became Grand Duke in 2000 following the abdication of his father, Jean. Jean's portrait on the francs showed him facing to the right and it is common in a number of countries for successive monarchs to alternate the direction they faced on coins. Other euro coins issued by member states which are monarchies show their monarchs facing to the left, in common with the effigy on their legacy currencies.

Luxembourgian euro design

For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.

Coin image box 8 singles
header = Depiction of Luxembourg euro coinage | Obverse side
column_1_width = 151
column_2_width = 166
column_3_width = 158
denom_1 = € 0.01
denom_2 = € 0.02
denom_3 = € 0.05
image_1 =
image_2 =
image_3 =
row_1_caption = Effigy of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg

denom_4 = € 0.10
denom_5 = € 0.20
denom_6 = € 0.50
image_4 =
image_5 =
image_6 =
row_2_caption = Effigy of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg

denom_7 = € 1.00
denom_8 = € 2.00
header_9 = € 2 Coin Edge
box_9 = for a total of 12 stars
image_7 =
image_8 =
row_3_caption = Effigy of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg

Circulating Mintage quantities

€2 commemorative coins

External links

* [http://www.ecb.int/bc/euro/coins/html/lu.en.html European Central Bank – Information about the Luxembourgian euro coins]
* [http://www.bcl.lu Banque Centrale de Luxembourg (Central Bank of Luxembourg)]
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/theeuro/files/files.nat/luxembourg.s01.htm The Euro Information Website – Luxembourg]

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