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5 Francs - Charlotte Silver

5 Francs - Charlotte (Silver) - obverse5 Francs - Charlotte (Silver) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Grand duchess Charlotte (1919-1964)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1929
Value 5 Francs (5 LUF)
Currency Franc (1854-2001)
Composition Silver (.625)
Weight 8.0 g
Diameter 27.8 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 30 April 1949
Number
N#
4193
References KM# 38
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Weiller# 278
Raymond Weiller; 1977. Les Monnaies Luxembourgeoises = Luxembourgish Coins. Institut supérieur d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
, L# 288-1
Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
, Schön# 19
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Obverse

Diademed portrait to the left of Charlotte (1896-1985), Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964, surrounded by the legend and the year between two stars at the bottom. Pearls outside.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CHARLOTTE GRANDE-DUCHESSE DE LUXEMBOURG * 1929 *

Engraver: Ludwig Habich

Designer: Roessler

Reverse

Luxembourgish shield, leaning to the left, lambrequin and surmounted by a crested helmet to the right, accosted of the face value. Pearls outside.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 5 Fr.

Engraver: Roessler

Edge

Milled

5 Francs - Charlotte (Silver) -  obverse

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Mint

State Mint of Stuttgart / State Mints of Baden-Württemberg (Staatliche Münze Stuttgart / Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg), Germany (1374-date)

Comments

Type composed of 625‰ silver and 375‰ copper, designed by Ludwig Habicht and struck at the Stuttgart mint.
This coin and 10 francs 1929 (KM # 39) were the first pieces to represent the portrait of the Grand Duchess and the first silver coins of the Grand Duchy.


The Grand-Ducal Decree and the Ministerial Decree of 3rd August, 1929, ordering the coinage of silver of 5 francs to replace the cash drafts. The withdrawal of these documents was ordered by the Grand-Ducal Decree of 14 October 1944 and formalized by public notice dated 4 March 1949. They were still accepted as payment or exchanged at par by the Public Caisses until 30 April 1949 .

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1929  Photo 2 000 000 $ 16 $ 20 $ 25 $ 29

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Actual silver weight: 0.161 oz
Current silver price: 68.38 USD/oz (see silver price )

Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs - Charlotte (Silver)
Katz
Auction 136
Lot 1922
Internet Archive
28 Aug 2024 XF USD 5.78
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs - Charlotte (Silver)
Katz
Auction 123
Lot 963
Internet Archive
27 Apr 2024 XF USD 15.04
(EUR 13.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs - Charlotte (Silver)
Katz
Auction 120
Lot 2468
Internet Archive
13 Apr 2024 XF USD 11.57
(EUR 10.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs - Charlotte (Silver)
Katz
Auction 108
Lot 960
Internet Archive
13 Jan 2024 XF USD 19.66
(EUR 17.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs - Charlotte (Silver)
Katz
Auction 92
Lot 1070
Internet Archive
15 Aug 2023 XF USD 17.35
(EUR 15.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs - Charlotte (Silver)
Katz
Auction 90
Lot 663
Internet Archive
18 Jul 2023 VF USD 13.88
(EUR 12.00)
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Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs - Charlotte (Silver)
Katz
Auction 82
Lot 1808
Internet Archive
13 May 2023 USD 26.60
(EUR 23.00)
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