Difference between revisions of "Luxembourg 1946 100 francs"
(added link) |
(added second specimen) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:Luxembourg 1946 100 francs obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Image:Luxembourg 1946 100 francs obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
[[Image:Luxembourg 1946 100 francs rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:Luxembourg 1946 100 francs rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Image:K439-2126.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 439, lot 2126]] | ||
| − | This type was struck in 1946 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the reign of king John the Blind of Bohemia. Tho king John ruled in Bohemia, his dynastic name was Luxemburg and he had substantial estates there. [[Luxembourg]] was searching for something to celebrate in 1946, having just survived Nazi devastation and not yet received Marshall Plan aid. A silver [[Luxembourg 1946 20 francs|twenty]] and [[Luxembourg 1946 50 francs|fifty]] francs accompany this issue. | + | This type was struck in 1946 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the reign of king John the Blind of Bohemia. Tho king John ruled in Bohemia, his dynastic name was Luxemburg and he had substantial estates there. [[Luxembourg]] was searching for something to celebrate in 1946, having just survived Nazi devastation and not yet received Marshall Plan aid. A silver [[Luxembourg 1946 20 francs|twenty]] and [[Luxembourg 1946 50 francs|fifty]] francs accompany this issue. The second specimen was lot 2126 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €38,000 (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LUXEMBURG, HERZOGTUM, AB 1815 GROSSHERZOGTUM Charlotte, 1919-1964. 100 Francs 1946, Brüssel, von A. Bonnetain, auf den 600. Jahrestag der Schlacht von Crécy und zur Erinnerung an den Heldentod Johannes des Blinden. Probe (Essai) in Gold; 38,97 g. Mit geriffeltem Rand. GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Nur 25 Exemplare geprägt. Polierte Platte.'' (grand duchy of Luxembourg, Charlotte 1919-64, hundred francs of 1946, Brussels mint, on the 600th anniversary of the battle of Crécy and the death of John the Blind. Pattern in gold, with reeded edge. Extremely rare, only 25 pieces struck, proof.)"</blockquote> |
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' 98,000 plus 100 proofs. | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 98,000 plus 100 proofs plus 25 essais in gold. |
| − | ''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.835 fine silver, .671 troy oz ASW, 37 mm diameter, designed by Armand Bonnetain. | + | ''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.835 fine silver, .671 troy oz ASW, 37 mm diameter, designed by Armand Bonnetain. The second specimen is gold, 38,97 g. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 49, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-218]]. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 49, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-218]]. The second specimen is Probst L 385-1; Schl. 59; Vanhoudt/Saunders 940 (R4). |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. | * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| Line 24: | Line 26: | ||
* return to coins of [[Luxembourg]] | * return to coins of [[Luxembourg]] | ||
| − | [[Category:European crowns and thalers]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | + | [[Category:European crowns and thalers]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]] |
Revision as of 08:15, 13 April 2026
This type was struck in 1946 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the reign of king John the Blind of Bohemia. Tho king John ruled in Bohemia, his dynastic name was Luxemburg and he had substantial estates there. Luxembourg was searching for something to celebrate in 1946, having just survived Nazi devastation and not yet received Marshall Plan aid. A silver twenty and fifty francs accompany this issue. The second specimen was lot 2126 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €38,000 (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LUXEMBURG, HERZOGTUM, AB 1815 GROSSHERZOGTUM Charlotte, 1919-1964. 100 Francs 1946, Brüssel, von A. Bonnetain, auf den 600. Jahrestag der Schlacht von Crécy und zur Erinnerung an den Heldentod Johannes des Blinden. Probe (Essai) in Gold; 38,97 g. Mit geriffeltem Rand. GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Nur 25 Exemplare geprägt. Polierte Platte. (grand duchy of Luxembourg, Charlotte 1919-64, hundred francs of 1946, Brussels mint, on the 600th anniversary of the battle of Crécy and the death of John the Blind. Pattern in gold, with reeded edge. Extremely rare, only 25 pieces struck, proof.)"
Recorded mintage: 98,000 plus 100 proofs plus 25 essais in gold.
Specification: 25 g, 0.835 fine silver, .671 troy oz ASW, 37 mm diameter, designed by Armand Bonnetain. The second specimen is gold, 38,97 g.
Catalog reference: KM 49, Dav-218. The second specimen is Probst L 385-1; Schl. 59; Vanhoudt/Saunders 940 (R4).
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
Link to: