Obverse. Photo © NumisCorner.com
  • 2 Euro 2009, KM# 106, Luxembourg, Henri, 90th Anniversary of the Accession of Grand Duchess Charlotte to the Throne
  • 2 Euro 2009, KM# 106, Luxembourg, Henri, 90th Anniversary of the Accession of Grand Duchess Charlotte to the Throne
Description

Charlotte (Charlotte Adelgonde Élise/Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine; 1896–1985) reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964.

In a referendum about the new constitution on 28 September 1919, 77.8 % of the Luxembourgish people voted for the continuation of a Grand Ducal monarchy with Charlotte as head of state. In this constitution, the power of the monarch was severely restricted.

Obverse

Depicts the effigy of Grand Duke Henri on the left-hand side of its inner part, superimposed on the effigy of the Grand Duchess Charlotte, both looking to the left. The vertically aligned text Luxembourg and the year, flanked by the mint master mark and the mint mark, appear on the right-hand side of the inner part. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.

Mint mark: Caduceus (Mercury's wand, a short staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings), the logo of the Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, the Netherlands)

Mint master mark: Sailboat – Maarten Brouwer

Engraver: Alain Hoffmann

LETZEBURG
2009

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “O” in “EURO.”

2 EURO
LL

Edge

The sequence "2 ★ ★" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted

2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★

2 Euro

90th Anniversary of the Accession of Grand Duchess Charlotte to the Throne

KM# 106 Schön# 98
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Cupronickel
Center Nickel Brass
Weight 8.5 g
Diameter 25.75 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Dutch Mint (KNM)

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