Luxembourg's euro coins

Luxembourg's 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

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: Netherlands
2005-2006: Finland
2007-2008: France
2009-2018: Netherlands

€2 commemorative coins
Main article: €2 commemorative coins

References
  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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