500 Francs - Jean Echternach
Features
| Issuer |
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Luxembourg)
 |
|---|---|
| Grand duke |
Jean (1964-2000)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1998 |
| Value | 500 Francs (500 LUF) |
| Currency | Franc (1854-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 22.85 g |
| Diameter | 37 mm |
| Thickness | 2.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 28 February 2002 |
| Number | N# 56670 |
| References | L# 323-1 Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
1300th Anniversary of Echternach
Obverse
Portrait to the left of Jean (1921-), Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000 surrounded by legend and face value. Under the head the initials of the Luxembourgish Monetary Institute (IML), near the tip of the neck, the abbreviation "qp" (quality proof) and behind the neck the initials of the artist (G/C).
This piece has only been issued in an illustrated pocket.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
JEAN GRAND-DUC DE LUXEMBOURG
500F
IML
qp
G/C
Translation:
JEAN GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG
500F
IML
qp
G/C
Engraver: Yvette Gastauer-Claire
Reverse
Seal of 1249 representing the Abbey of Echternach with its ramparts surrounded by the legend between two grentis. All surrounded by the name of the city and the commemorative dates.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Echternach 698-1998
Sopidiep T Ernacensis +
Engraver: Yvette Gastauer-Claire
Edge
Milled
Comments
In November 698, Irmina, granddaughter of King Dagobert and abbess of a convent in Trier donated Willibrord, an Anglo-Saxon monk born in Northumbria (north of present-day England), of his property in Echternach.
Willibrord founded an abbey where he rested after his expeditions to Friesland, Denmark and Thuringia. Died in 739, the tomb of Willibrord quickly became a place of pilgrimage.
Echternach Abbey gained importance, notably by the notoriety of its scriptorium (workshop in which monks realize facsimiles) which had very productive periods in the 8th and 11th centuries. Among them is the Echternach Gospel (Codex Aureus Epternacensis) preserved in Nuremberg and the Codex of Spire (Codex Aureus Escorialensis) preserved in Madrid.
To this day, Echternach, of Gallo-Roman origin, located about thirty kilometers from the city of Luxembourg, has nearly 5,000 inhabitants and is best known for its dance procession that attracts every Monday of Pentecost thousands of participants and spectators.
Willibrord founded an abbey where he rested after his expeditions to Friesland, Denmark and Thuringia. Died in 739, the tomb of Willibrord quickly became a place of pilgrimage.
Echternach Abbey gained importance, notably by the notoriety of its scriptorium (workshop in which monks realize facsimiles) which had very productive periods in the 8th and 11th centuries. Among them is the Echternach Gospel (Codex Aureus Epternacensis) preserved in Nuremberg and the Codex of Spire (Codex Aureus Escorialensis) preserved in Madrid.
To this day, Echternach, of Gallo-Roman origin, located about thirty kilometers from the city of Luxembourg, has nearly 5,000 inhabitants and is best known for its dance procession that attracts every Monday of Pentecost thousands of participants and spectators.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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| 1998 | 
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10 000 | $ 61 | Proof | |||||||||||
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Bullion value: USD 49.79
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Actual silver weight: 0.680 oz
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 177 Lot 1382 
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6 Dec 2025 | UNC |
USD 35.98
(EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 94 Lot 1258
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30 Aug 2023 | UNC |
USD 30.18
(EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 84 Lot 471
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27 May 2023 | UNC |
USD 46.43
(EUR 40.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 79 Lot 715
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21 Mar 2023 | UNC |
USD 70.80
(EUR 61.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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