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Belgium under Charlotte
Millennium of Luxembourg City
1963 Silver 250 Francs (250 Frank) 36mm (25.15 grams) 0.835 Silver (0.6711 oz. ASW)
Reference: L# 303, Weiller# 293, KM# 53, Schön# 37 | Engravers: Julien, Nina Lefèvre
CAROLA MAGNA DVCISSA FELICITER REGNANTE -963-1963, +CIVITAS LVCEMBORGENSIS MILLESIMVM OVANS EXPLET ANNVM MJ LEFEVRE, Portrait to the right of Charlotte (1896-1985) with diademe, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964, in the neck a royal crown.
LVCILINBVRHVC 250 F , In the center an aerial view of the castle on the rock of the “Bock” as well as of the city with its enclosure.
Coin Notes:
One of the most beautiful pieces for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, coin commemorating the millennium of the city of Luxembourg, coined at the Brussels mint, made of an alloy of 835 ‰ silver and 165 ‰ copper . The tolerance of the metal being three thousandths, and the tolerance of the weight of ten thousandths.
The Romans had installed on the Bock Rock a fort named ” Lucilinburhuc “, from this name comes the current name of the country. Around the year 963, Siegfried built there a castle that was the cradle of the city. Over the centuries the fortification was strengthened to make the city one of the strongest places in the world. Underneath the Bock Rock are the Casemates, a 23 km underground defense system that can house thousands of soldiers and their equipment. The structure of the Bock was razed in 1875, only the tower named “Huelen Zant” (hollow tooth) remained on the ground.
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