View source for Luxembourg 1789 1/2 liard

[[Image:JE147-1043.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1043]]

This specimen was lot 1043 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$190 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LUXEMBOURG, Duché, Joseph II (1780-1790), Cu demi-liard, 1789, Bruxelles. Superbe.'' (duchy of [[Luxembourg]], Joseph II, 1780-90, copper half liard of 1789, Brussels mint. Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> Altho [[Luxembourg]] had been part of the Catholic [[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|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. Six sols = one escalin and 54 sols = one kronenthaler.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' copper; this specimen 1,79 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Weiller 247; Probst L257-3; V.H. 863. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Delmonte, A., ''Le Bénélux D'or,'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
* van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, ''Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed.,'' Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

''Links to:''
* [[Luxembourg 1789 12 sols]]
* [[Luxembourg 1790-H sol]]
* [[Luxembourg 1790-H 3 sols]]
* [[Luxembourg 1790-H 6 sols]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1789]]

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