Luxembourg 3 Sols - Leopold II, 1790

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Luxembourg Luxembourg
Currency Sol
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 3 Sols
Year 1790
Ruler Leopold I (1790–1792)
Composition Billon (.382 silver)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 2.45
Diameter (mm) 20.8
Thickness (mm) 1.02
Demonetized Yes

Description

3 Sols from Luxembourg. Issued in 1790. Struck in Billon (.382 silver). Measures 20.8 mm and weighs 2.45 g.

Obverse
Crowned Luxembourg escutcheon with a lion with a forked tail, rampant to the left on a field of ten pieces, surrounded by legend and an outer girdle. (Léopold • II • Dei • Gratia • Hungaria • Bohemia • Rex • Dux • LuxemburgLeopold II, by the grace of God, King of Hungary and Bohemia and Duke of Luxembourg.)
Reverse
The face value and the mint year in three lines. At the bottom, the mint mark "H" represents the workshop of the Bavarian city of Günzburg.
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1790 H 1.2M (fr) L#260-1 H large 95%
1790 H (fr) L#260-2 H mince 17%

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