| Description : The coin motif, designed by Herbert Wähner, shows the
bridge named after Grand Duchess Charlotte, the main transport link between Luxembourg's city centre and the Kirchberg plateau,
where the institutions of the European Union are located. Built according to plans by Egon Jux, the structure, called
Groussherzogin‐Charlotte‐Bréck or Rout Bréck (Red Bridge) in Luxembourgish, spans the
Alzette at a height of 74 metres. The bridge illustration shows the French name "Pont Grande‐Duchesse Charlotte"
(Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge), below it the year "1966" as the year of inauguration and below that the name of the issuing
country "LUXEMBOURG" (Luxembourg in French). At the top Grand Duke Henri is depicted in half‐profile and to the left of
him the year of issue "2016". Above is a staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in
Utrecht and below it the sails of the three‐masted clipper Nederland the logo of mint master Maarten Brouwer.
Coins manufactured in the Proof minting process and issued in the Proof set 2016‐18 feature the
national mint mark, the Luxembourg lion with double tail, above "2016" and below the Servaasbrug (Sint Servaas Bridge in
Maastricht) the logo of mint master Stephan Satijn. |
