Luxembourg 1789 1/2 liard
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[1] noted,
"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.)"
Altho Luxembourg had been part of the Catholic 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: 1,576,993.
Specification: 1.76 g, copper, 17 mm diameter; this specimen 1,79 g.
Catalog reference: Weiller 247; Probst L257-3; V.H. 863.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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