| Description : Born Maria Teresa Mestre Batista in Havana, Cuba, in 1956,
the present Grand Duchess moved with her family to New York City in 1959 and later to Geneva, where she met Hereditary
Grand Duke Henri while studying political science together. The commemorative coin for the 40th wedding anniversary
shows the couple, following a design concept of the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg - BCL (Luxembourg Central Bank),
after a photograph. The wedding date "14. FEBRUAR 1981" (14 February 1981) is flanked by rose petals
on the left and wedding rings on the right. Below is the name of the issuing country "LËTZEBUERG" (Luxembourg). The
commemorative coins, produced in two minting processes ‐ relief and MPI photo minting ‐ bear three different
combinations of mint marks: 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. |
