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Latest revision as of 20:38, 30 March 2026
Luxembourg survived Nazi occupation during World War Two and joined the European Coal and Steel Community in the fifties, the predecessor to the European Union. Grand duke Jean (1921-2019), veteran of the Normandy landings, ruled 1964-2000. Luxembourg is not a regular issuer of coins and this type was struck 1965-73, 1977-84. The denomination was last struck for circulation in 1991. In 1982, US$1 = 45.6 francs.
Recorded mintage: 3,000,000.
Specification: 4 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 55.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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