Luxembourgish euro coins

Luxembourgish 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.

The Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg appears on the coins facing to the left.^[1] He was not featured on the Luxembourg 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.

Luxembourg euro design

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

Depiction of Luxembourg euro coinage | Obverse side
€ 0.01	€ 0.02	€ 0.05

Effigy of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50

Effigy of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
€ 1.00	€ 2.00	€ 2 Coin Edge
		for a total of 12 stars
Effigy of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg		for a total of 12 stars

Circulating mintage quantities

Face Value ^[2]^[3]	€0.01	€0.02	€0.05	€0.10	€0.20	€0.50	€1.00	€2.00	€2.00 CC	€2.00 CC*
2002	34,512,500	35,912,500	28,912,500	25,112,500	25,712,500	21,912,500	21,313,525	18,512,500	*	*
2003	1,500,000	1,500,000	4,500,000	1,500,000	1,500,000	2,500,000	1,500,000	3,500,000	*	*
2004	21,001,000	20,001,000	16,001,000	12,001,000	14,001,000	10,001,000	9,001,000	7,553,200	2,447,800	*
2005	7,000,000	13,000,000	6,000,000	2,000,000	6,000,000	3,000,000	2,000,000	3,500,000	2,720,000	*
2006	4,000,000	4,000,000	5,000,000	4,000,000	7,000,000	3,000,000	1,000,000	2,000,000	1,000,000	*
2007	6,000,000	8,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000	8,000,000	4,000,000	480,000	4,000,000	1,000,000	2,000,000
2008	10,000,000	12,000,000	9,000,000	5,000,000	6,000,000	4,000,000	480,000	6,000,000	1,000,000	*
2009	4,000,000	3,000,000	6,000,000	4,000,000	5,000,000	2,000,000	240,000	240,000	800,000	800,000
2010	6,000,000	8,000,000	6,000,000	4,000,000	8,000,000	5,000,000	1,000,000	3,500,000	500,000	*
2011	7,600,000	6,200,000	6,700,000	4,800,000	5,300,000	3,500,000	1,520,000	2,320,000	700,000	*
2012	9,200,000	7,200,000	5,200,000	2,200,000	5,200,000	2,600,000	2,240,000	3,760,000	1,200,000	500,000
2013	5,100,000	7,100,000	7,100,000	3,600,000	7,100,000	6,100,000	3,320,000	3,120,000	500,000	*
2014	10,000,000	10,000,000	10,000,000	5,000,000	7,000,000	7,000,000	5,000,000	9,000,000	1,000,000	*
2015	5,000,000	7,000,000	6,000,000	4,000,000	10,000,000	5,000,000	1,000,000	4,000,000	1,000,000	500,000
2016	5,000,000	7,000,000	6,000,000	4,000,000	10,000,000	5,000,000	1,000,000	4,000,000	500,000	*
2017	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	600,000	*
2018	5,000,000	5,050,000	3,050,000	2,050,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	600,000	*
* No coins were minted that year for that denomination Data not available yet * Small quantities minted for sets only CC Commemorative coin CC* Jointly-issued commemorative coin throughout the eurozone

Mints

2002-2004: Royal Dutch Mint (Netherlands)
2005-2006: Mint of Finland
2007-2008: Paris Mint (France)
2009-2018: Royal Dutch Mint (Netherlands)

€2 commemorative coins

Luxembourgish Grand-Ducal Dynasty series

Year	Number	Design	Grand Dukes Depicted
2004	1	Effigy and Monogram of Grand Duke Henri	Grand Duke Henri
2005	2	50th birthday of Grand Duke Henri, 5th anniversary of his accession to the throne and 100th anniversary of the death of Grand Duke Adolphe	Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duke Adolphe
2006	3	25th birthday of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume	Grand Duke Henri and Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume
2007	4	Grand Ducal Palace	Grand Duke Henri
2008	5	Berg Castle	Grand Duke Henri
2009	6	90th anniversary of Grand Duchess Charlotte's accession to the throne	Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Charlotte
2010	7	Arms of the Grand Duke	Grand Duke Henri
2011	8	50th anniversary of the Appointment of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg by his mother Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as lieutenant-représentent	Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Charlotte
2012	9	100 years since the death of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg	Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duke William IV
2012	10	Royal Wedding of Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg to Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy	Grand Duke Henri, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie
2013	11	National Anthem of the Grand Duchy	Grand Duke Henri
2014	12	175th anniversary of the Luxembourg's independence	Grand Duke Henri
2014	13	50th anniversary of Grand Duke Jean accession to the throne	Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duke Jean
2015	14	15th anniversary of Grand Duke Henri accession to the throne	Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
2015	15	125th anniversary of the Nassau-Weilburg Dynasty	Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duke Jean, Grand Duchess Charlotte, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duke William IV and Grand Duke Adolphe
2016	16	50 years of Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge	Grand Duke Henri
2017	17	50 years since the foundation of the current Luxembourg Army	Grand Duke Henri
2017	18	200 years since the birth of Grand Duke William III	Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duke William III
2018	19	150 years since the Constitution of Luxembourg	Grand Duke Henri
2018	20	175 years since the death of Grand Duke William I	Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duke William I
2019	21	100th anniversary of Grand Duchess Charlotte's accession to the throne	Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Charlotte
2019	22	100 years of Universal Suffrage in Luxembourg	Grand Duke Henri
2020	23	Bicentenary of the birth of Prince Henry of Orange-Nassau	Grand Duke Henri and Prince Henry of Orange-Nassau
2020	24	Birth of Prince Charles of Luxembourg	Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie and Prince Charles of Luxembourg
2021	25	100 years since the birth of Grand Duke Jean	Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duke Jean
2021	26	40 years since the wedding of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa	Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
2022	27	50 years since the Flag of Luxembourg	Grand Duke Henri
2022	28	10 years since the wedding of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie	Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie
2023	29	25th anniversary of the admission of Grand Duke Henri as a member of the International Olympic Committee	Grand Duke Henri
2023	30	175th Anniversary of the Chamber of Deputies and the First Constitution	Grand Duke Henri

References

^ 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.
^ "Circulating Mintage quantities". Henning Agt. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
^ "Produits numismatiques du Luxembourg - 2018" (PDF). bcl.lu. Banque Centrale de Luxembourg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

External links

European Central Bank – Luxembourg

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[left/right-1] 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.

[2] "Circulating Mintage quantities". Henning Agt. Retrieved 2008-08-19.

[3] "Produits numismatiques du Luxembourg - 2018" (PDF). bcl.lu. Banque Centrale de Luxembourg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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