20 Francs - Jean Essai - Bronze

Features

Issuer	Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Grand duke	Jean (1964-2000)
Type	Patterns
Year	1980
Value	20 Francs (20 LUF)
Currency	Franc (1854-2001)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	8.46 g
Diameter	25.64 mm
Thickness	2.41 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 85171
References	L# 400-3 Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. , KM# E88 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

Portrait on the left of Jean (1921-2019), Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000 surrounded by the legend.
Signature J.N.LEFEVRE in bottom.
Behind the portrait the word ESSAI Automatically translated

Script: Latin

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

Engravers: Julien Lefèvre, Nina Victorine Lefèvre-Kestler

Reverse

The crowned face value, between two oak branches, above the date of issue and the artists' initials.

The date is flanked on the left by a bird (punch of Mr. Robert Vogeleer, commissioner of the Mint) and on the right by the head of the archangel Saint Michael (punch of the Brussels workshop). Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20F
1980
NJL

Engravers: Julien Lefèvre, Nina Victorine Lefèvre-Kestler

Edge

Heald decorated with a guilloche in hollow Automatically translated

Mint

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

Comments

This test is available in the following metals:

Gold - 17.2 g. - 500 expl - L#400-1 / KM#E90

Silver - 10,1 g. - 500 expl. - L-400-2 / KM#E89

Copper plated bronze - 8,5 g. - 500 expl. - L#400-3 / KM#E88

Cupronickel - without the word ESSAI - L#400-4 / KM# -

Bronze - single-sided - L#400-5 / KM# -

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The Luxembourg ESSAY series comes to an end with this coin. After more than 130 years, those in charge of the monetary program have decided to discontinue the minting of trials. Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Cet essai existe dans les métaux suivants:

Or - 17,2 g. - 500 expl. - L#400-1 / KM#E90

Argent - 10,1 g. - 500 expl. - L-400-2 / KM#E89

Bronze plaqué cuivre - 8,5 g. - 500 expl. - L#400-3 / KM#E88

Cupronickel - sans le mot ESSAI - L#400-4 / KM# -

Bronze - uniface - L#400-5 / KM# -

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La série des ESSAIS luxembourgeois se termine avec cette pièce. Après plus de 130 ans, les responsables du programme monétaire ont décidé d'interrompre la frappe des essais.

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1980			500									(fr) Essai - Bronze

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