Luxembourg 1930 25 centimes

from the Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 47229

This specimen was lot 47229 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $45. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LUXEMBOURG. 25 Centimes, 1930. Charlotte. PCGS MS-65 Red. From the Dr. Michael Vale Collection." Luxembourg, occupied and devastated by German occupation during World War One, was enjoying a brief respite of peace before the Nazis would repeat the experience again during World War Two. This one year type was struck in Brussels in 1930 and demonetized in 1939.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 5.5 g, bronze, 25 mm diameter, designed by Alexandre Everaerts.

Catalog reference: KM-42.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1929 10 francs
• 1946 25 centimes, struck in silver
• Coins and currency dated 1930