| Description : During the Second World War, the Grand Ducal family was in
exile in Canada and Great Britain, together with the government of Luxembourg. Jean von Nassau (1921‐2019) joined the
British Regiment of Irish Guards in 1942 and participated as an officer in the liberation of the continent. He served as
Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Duke of Nassau from 1964 to 2000. His portrait, based on a photograph, is depicted following
a design concept of the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg - BCL (Luxembourg Central Bank), next to a
three‐quarter profile of the reigning Grand Duke Henri and in front of the silhouette of Luxembourg City Cathedral,
shown from the west, and Adolphe Bridge. On the left and above is written "GROUSSHERZOGE VU LËTZEBUERG" (Grand Dukes
of Luxembourg), on the left is "1921" as Jean's year of birth and next to it in vertical letters his name "JEAN" and on the
right the name "HENRI". The year of issue "2021" is shown at the bottom right. The coin is produced in two minting
variants, in normal relief minting and in MPI photo minting. The circulation coins bear a staff of Hermes to the right of
the 6 o'clock star the mint mark of the Dutch mint Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Houten and the national
mint mark, the Luxembourg lion with double tail, to the left. Coins issued in coincards or coin sets in relief minting also
show a staff of Hermes on the right, but the Servaasbrug (Sint‐Servaas Bridge in Maastricht) the logo of Stephan
Satijn on the left. This is also depicted on the left of coins produced in the Proof manufactoring process, but
on the right is the Luxembourg lion with double tail. |
