Luxembourg 1963 25 centimes

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck 1954, 1957, 1960, 1963-72 and all dates are common. They were struck for Luxembourg (Letzeburg in the local dialect) at the Brussels mint. A few made with medal alignment by mistake obtain a premium. They were demonetized when Luxembourg adopted the euro in 2002.

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.

Specification: 0.76 g, aluminum, 19 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Nina-Victorine Lefèvre and Julien Lefèvre.

Catalog reference: KM 45a.1.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1957 25 centimes
• 1963 100 francs
• 1963 250 francs
• 1964 20 francs
• 1967 25 centimes
• Coins and currency dated 1963