2 Euros - Henri I Henri and Adolphe

Features

Issuer	Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Grand duke	Henry (2000-2025)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2005 (2005-2008)
Value	2 Euros 2 EUR = USD 2.31
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 2196
References	KM# 87 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 79 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

50th birthday of Grand Duke Henri, 5th anniversary of his accession to the throne and 100th anniversary of the death of Grand Duke Adolphe

Obverse

The effigy of Grand Duke Henri facing right superimposed on the effigy of Grand Duke Adolphe in the centre with a legend above, and their names and dates below. In the outer ring of the coin, the twelve stars of the European Union surrounding the design are placed between the country name, the date, and the latter centred below the effigies and flanked by the letter ‘S’ on the left and the logo of the mint on the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
L Ë T Z E B U E R G
S 20 05
- GRANDS-DUCS DE LUXEMBOURG -
HENRI *1955
ADOLPHE †1905

Translation:
Luxembourg
S 2005
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Henri 1955
Adolphe 1905

Engravers: Patrice Bernabei, Yvette Gastauer-Claire, Thomas Vinçotte

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Finely reeded with edge lettering: six times the sequence "2 * *" or "* * 2" alternately upright and inverted

Lettering: 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 **

Mints

(F)	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
(S)	Mint of Finland (Suomen Rahapaja), Vantaa, Finland (1988-date)

Mark

Hubert Larivière, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2003-2011)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2005 S	2 720 000	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.90	$ 3.80	$ 4.60		93%
2005 S	45 000							$ 17	BU set	3%
2005 S	1 500								Proof	0.09%
2005 (2008) F	2 500								Proof; hunting horn	5%

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