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  • 2 Euro 2008, KM# 96, Luxembourg, Henri, Luxemburg Castles, Berg Castle
  • 2 Euro 2008, KM# 96, Luxembourg, Henri, Luxemburg Castles, Berg Castle
Description

Berg Castle (Château de Berg), also called Colmar-Berg, is the principal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It is situated in the town of Colmar-Berg, in central Luxembourg, near the confluence of the Alzette and the Attert, two of Luxembourg's most important rivers.

Three of the past four monarchs of Luxembourg were born at Berg Castle: Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde (born 1894; reigned 1912–19), Grand Duchess Charlotte (born 1896; reigned 1919–64), Grand Duke Jean (born 1921; reigned 1964–2000) and Princess Marie Gabriele of Luxembourg (born 1925).

Obverse

Depicts a portrait of Grand Duke Henri (looking to the right), with Berg Castle on the right.

The year at the top of the coin is flanked by the mint mark on the left (Cornucopia) and the mint director Hubert Larivière's mark on the right (Hunting horn, a wave and a fish). A letter F in one of the stars in a circle stands for the Paris Mint.

The name of the issuing country Luxembourg appears at the bottom of the design. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.

Engraver: Alain Hoffmann

2008
LËTZEBUERG
F

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

KM# 96 Schön# 94
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
Paris Mint (F)

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Bi-Metallic, 8.5 g, ⌀ 25.75 mm