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  • 2 Euro 2018, KM# 152, Luxembourg, Henri, 175th Anniversary of Death of Grand Duke Guillaume I
  • 2 Euro 2018, KM# 152, Luxembourg, Henri, 175th Anniversary of Death of Grand Duke Guillaume I
Description

William I (Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau; 1772–1843) was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

He was the ruler of the Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda from 1803 until 1806 and of the Principality of Orange-Nassau in the year 1806 and from 1813 until 1815. In 1813 he proclaimed himself Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands. He proclaimed himself King of the Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg on 16 March 1815. In the same year on 9 June William I became also the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and after 1839 he was furthermore the Duke of Limburg. After his abdication in 1840 he styled himself King William Frederick, Count of Nassau.

Obverse

Depicts on the right the effigy of Grand-Duke Henri and on the left the effigy of Grand-Duke Guillaume I, both looking to the left. Date, country name and mintmarks below. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring.

Henri (born 16 April 1955) is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, reigning since 7 October 2000. He is the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, and a first cousin of the current King of the Belgians, Philippe.

Mintmarks:
• Lion: Luxembourg's mark
• Caduceus or Mercury's wand: Royal Dutch Mint's logo
• Sint Servaas bridge: mint master Stephan Satijn of the Royal Dutch Mint

There are 3 types of this coin:
• UNC: Lion + Mercury’s wand marks
• BU: St Servaas bridge + Mercury’s wand marks
• Proof: Lion + St Servaas bridge marks

Engraver: Alain Hoffmann

GUILLAUME Ier
1772-1843
2018
LUXEMBOURG

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

175th Anniversary of Death of Grand Duke Guillaume I

KM# 152
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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