20 Francs - Jean

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Features

Issuer	Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Grand duke	Jean (1964-2000)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1980-1983
Value	20 Francs (20 LUF)
Currency	Franc (1854-2001)
Composition	Aluminium-nickel bronze (92% copper, 6% nickel, 2% aluminium)
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.65 mm
Thickness	2.33 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	28 February 2002
Number	N# 246
References	L# 309 Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. , Weiller# 299 Raymond Weiller; 1977. Les Monnaies Luxembourgeoises = Luxembourgish Coins. Institut supérieur d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. , KM# 58 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 42 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Portrait to the left of Jean (1921-), the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000 surrounded by his name and the signature of the engraver

Script: Latin

Lettering:
JEAN GRAND-DUC DE LUXEMBOURG
J.N. LEFEVRE

Translation: Jean Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Engravers: Julien Lefèvre, Nina Victorine Lefèvre-Kestler

Reverse

Face value surmounted by a royal crown, surrounded by two branches of oak, the date at the bottom flanked by the mint and privy mark (see comment below), and the initials of engravers underneath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20F
1980
NJL

Unabridged legend: 20 Francs

Engravers: Julien Lefèvre, Nina Victorine Lefèvre-Kestler

Edge

Smooth adorned with a hollowed guilloche

Mint

Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)

Mark

Robert Vogeleer, Coins Commissioner, Royal Mint of Belgium (1963-1987)

Comments

The percent error tolerated for this coin in terms of mass was 2%.

The reference L # 309-2 corresponds to the silver 20 francs, polished flan, struck in 1980.

The marks:

On the left a blackbird with a V on the chest, the mark of Mr. Robert Vogeleer, commissioner of the Coins of the Brusselsmint from 1963 to 1987. "Vogel" means bird in Flemish.
On the right of the year is the mark from the mint in Brussels, represented by the head of the archangel Saint Michael. Saint Michael is among others the patron saint of the city of Brussels, the head of angel was taken again as the mark for the workshop of Brussels from 1960.

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References	Frequency
Undetermined
1980	3 000 000		$ 0.70	$ 0.70	$ 0.88	$ 0.88	$ 5.50	L# 309-1 Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.	44%
1981	3 000 000	$ 0.23	$ 0.35	$ 0.46	$ 0.58	$ 0.84	$ 3.70	L# 309-3 Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.	42%
1982	3 000 000	$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 0.69	$ 0.69	$ 0.69	$ 1.40	L# 309-4 Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.	38%
1983	2 000 000	$ 0.39	$ 0.39	$ 0.58	$ 0.66	$ 0.78	$ 1.50	L# 309-5 Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.	24%

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