2 € Euro coin from 2005 Luxembourg

Cdb: LX080201

2 €

2005

50th birthday of Grand Duke Henri.

2 Euro 2005 Large Obverse coin
Obverse

2 Euro 2005 Large Reverse coin
Reverse

Coin Description

Obverse : Effigy of Grand Duke Henri, facing right and superimposed on the effigy of Grand Duke Adolphe. Above the effigies appears the legend ‘GRANDS-DUCS DE LUXEMBOURG’. The names ‘HENRI’, set above ‘*1955’, and ‘ADOLPHE’, set above ‘†1905’, are inscribed below the respective effigies. On the outer ring of the coin, the 12 stars of the EU surrounding the design are placed between the letters of the word ‘LËTZEBUERG’ and the year of issue, 2005, with the latter centred below the effigies and flanked by the letter ‘S’ on the left and the logo of the mint on the right.

Reverse : 2 on the left-hand side, six straight lines run vertically between the lower and upper right-hand side of the face, 12 stars are superimposed on these lines, one just before the two ends of each line, superimposed on the mid - and upper section of these lines; the European continent is represented on the right-hand side of the face; the right-hand part of the representation is superimposed on the mid-section of the lines; the word ‘EURO’ is superimposed horizontally across the middle of the right-hand side of the face. Under the ‘O’ of EURO, the initials ‘LL’ of the engraver appear near the right-hand edge of the coin.

Dimensions
Diameter ( mm ) Weight ( gr ) Thickness ( mm )
25,75 8,50 2,20
Features
Edge Metal Mint
2 * *, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted Nickel brass and cupronickel Vantaa
Mintage
Circulation Mint sets Proof
2.700.000 50.000 1.500



coin data
© 2006-2024 CoinDatabase.com - links coin data base