Luxembourg 1789 12 sols
This specimen was lot 1175 in Jean Elsen sale 144 (Brussels, March 2020), where it sold for €300 (about US$395 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LUXEMBOURG, Duché, Joseph II (1780-1790), AR 12 sols, 1789, Bruxelles. D/ B. lauré et cuirassé à d. R/ Ecu couronné. Rare. Beau. (duchy of Luxembourg, Joseph II, 1780-90, silver twelve sols of 1789, Brussels mint. Obverse: laureate and armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms. Rare, Fine.)"
Altho Luxembourg had been part of the Catholic Low Countries for centuries, it was given a separate coinage from Brabant and Flanders when the Austrians took it over from the Spanish in 1714. This type, struck 1786 and 1789, is rare, along with most of the Austrian issues for the duchy. All of it, except the issues of 1790, was made in Brussels. Six sols = one escalin and 54 sols = one kronenthaler.
Recorded mintage: 53,715.
Specification: 5.22 g, 0.841 fine silver, this specimen 5,00 g.
Catalog reference: KM 12, Weiller 244; Probst L254-3; V.H. 858.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 144, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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