| Description : The coin design, based on a design concept of the Banque
Centrale du Luxembourg - BCL (Luxembourg Central Bank), shows Grand Duke Henri and his great‐grandfather
William IV, who died 100 years ago, in front of the silhouette of the city of Luxembourg with the Cathedral of Our
Lady built in the 18th century. Below the portraits are their names "HENRI" on the
left and "GUILLAUME IV" (William IV) on the right, as well as his year of death "† 1912". The
three‐line inscription at the top reads in French "GRAND‐DUCS DE LUXEMBOURG" (Grand Dukes of Luxenburg), indicating
the country of issue, but the previous Luxembourg euro coins designated this in the national language Luxembourgish as
"LËTZEBUERG" (Luxembourg). Above it is the year of issue "2012", flanked on the right by an Hermes staff the mint mark of
the Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht and on the left by the sails of the three‐masted clipper
Nederland the logo of mint master Maarten Brouwer. |
