Luxembourg 25 Centimes - Charlotte, 1938

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Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Luxembourg Luxembourg
Currency Franc (1854 – 2001)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 25 Centimes
Year 1938
Ruler Charlotte (1919–1964)
Composition Nickel silver (64.3% Copper, 15.5% Nickel, 20.2% Zinc)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 5.5
Diameter (mm) 25
Thickness (mm) 1.57
Demonetized 1 January 1953

Description

25 Centimes from Luxembourg. Issued in 1938. Struck in Nickel silver (64.3% Copper, 15.5% Nickel, 20.2% Zinc). Measures 25 mm and weighs 5.5 g.

Obverse
Crowned and adorned shield with a Luxembourgish lion with a forked tail, rampant to the left, on a field of ten pieces, surrounded by the name of the country between two stars and an external girdle.
Reverse
Face value and mint year in three lines, accosted with an oak branch on the left, name of the engraver with the exergue.
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage f vf xf au Comment Frequency
1938  2M € 0,51 € 1,10 € 3,30 € 5,40 KM#42a.1 Coin alignment 95%
1938  — — — — — KM#42a.2 Medal alignment 6%

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