| Description : The German Revolution of 1848/1849, known as the 'March
Revolution', also led to democratic reforms in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. In 1848, the Grand Duke approved a
constitutional amendment that replaced the Estates Assembly with a freely elected Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des
Députés) with massively expanded parliamentary powers. Although some of the reforms were reversed in the
subsequent era of reaction, the election of the Chambre des Députés from 1919 onwards corresponded to modern
democratic ideas: In addition to universal, free and equal suffrage, women's suffrage was introduced. The building designed
by Antoine Hartmann as the Chamber of Deputies next to the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg was inaugurated in 1860. The
coin design, based on a design concept of the Luxembourg Central Bank (Banque Centrale du Luxembourg ‐ BCL), shows it
next to the frontal portrait of Grand Duke Henri. Above and ‐ in vertically running script ‐ to the right is
"1848 Chambre des Députés" (Chamber of Deputies). At the bottom "LUXEMBOURG" indicates the issuing country
and below it the year of issue "2023". The mintmark next to the 4 o'clock star on the pill indicates the involed mint: For
circulation coins, a cornucopia indicates the mint mark of the French mint Monnaie de Paris in Plessac and the square
logo indicates the French chief engraver Joaquin Jimenez; for coins in Coincards, which ‐ minted in normal
relief ‐ show the minting grade mint gloss, the staff of Hermes the mint mark of the Royal Dutch mint
Koninklijke Nederlandske Munt in Houten and a raven as the logo of the Dutch mintmaster Bert van Ravenswaaij.
Coins offered in coin sets also bear the Dutch mint marks, but they were produced using the MPI (Minted Photo Image)
minting technique. Coins produced in the proof production process show the "MK" between two embossing stamps, the
mint mark of the Slovak mint Mincovňa Kremnica š.p. in Kremnica. |
