Luxembourg 12 Sols - Joseph II, 1786 – 1789

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Luxembourg Luxembourg
Currency Sol
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 12 Sols
Year 1786 – 1789
Ruler Joseph II (1780–1790)
Composition Silver (.841)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 5.22
Diameter (mm) 27
Thickness (mm) 1.15
Demonetized Yes

Description

12 Sols from Luxembourg. Issued from 1786 to 1789. Struck in Silver (.841). Measures 27 mm and weighs 5.22 g.

Obverse
Laureated bust to the right of Joseph II surrounded by legend and an external girdle. (Joseph • II • Dei • Gratia • Romanorum • Imperator • Semper • Augustus • Hungaria • Bohemia • Rex • Dux • LuxemburgJoseph II, by the grace of God, Holy Roman Emperor forever, King of Hungary and Bohemia and Duke of Luxembourg)
Reverse
Luxemburgish escutcheon crowned with a lion rampant on a field of ten pieces, flanked the face value, mint year at the bottom split by the Brussels mint mark. External pearled circle.
Edge
String

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1789  53.7K (fr) L254-3 71%
1786  37.2K (fr) L254-2 43%

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