| Description : The coin shows the portraits of Grand Dukes Henri and his
great‐great‐grandfather Adolph, who lost the Duchy of Nassau as a result of the Prussian annexation in 1866, looking
to the right. After the extinction of the Dutch royal house in the male line, he became Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890, as
only male succession applied there. The model for the portrait of Adolphe was created by the sculptor and medallist Thomas
Vinçotte (1850‐1925), the portrait was created by Yvette Gastauer‐Claire, whose initials "gc" appear
on the left lapel of the bust. The design concept comes from the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg - BCL (Luxembourg
Central Bank). Below the portraits are their names ‐ each in two lines ‐ as well as the year of
birth "HENRI * 1955" for Henri and the year of death "ADOLPHE † 1905" for Adolph. The inscription
"GRAND‐DUCS DE LUXEMBOURG" (Grand Dukes of Luxembourg) is at the top. The ring contains the twelve stars of Europe in
between the letters of the country's name "LËTZEBUERG" (Luxembourg). The year "2005" is grouped in two parts around the
6 o'clock star, flanked on the left by the abbreviation "S" (Suomi, Finland in Finnish) for production at the Finnish mint
Suomen Rahapaja OY in Vantaa and on the right by its mint mark, a horn of plenty with roundels. |
