100 Francs - Charlotte, Luxembourg (2024)

Features

Issuer	Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Grand duch*ess	Charlotte (1919-1964)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Years	1946-1964
Value	100 Francs (100&nbspLUF)
Currency	Franc (1854-2001)
Composition	Silver (.835) (Copper .165)
Weight	25g
Diameter	37mm
Thickness	2.7mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 July 1956
Number	N# 12412
References	L# 293, Romain Probst; 1998. Prifix : catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 1998). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg. Weiller# 283, Raymond Weiller; 1977. Les Monnaies Luxembourgeoises. Institut supérieur d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. KM# 49, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 29, Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 1 more volumes. Wictor# 44 Fernand Wictor; 1965. Monnaies et Essais-Monétaires du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg 1795-1965. Self-published, Luxembourg.

Commemorative issue

600th Anniversary of the death of John the Blind in the battle of Crécy

Obverse

Portrait on the left of Prince Jean (1921-), Grand Duke heir of Luxembourg. On the left the crowned escutcheon of the Bourbons, on the right the escutcheon of Luxembourg surmounted by a crested helmet. Initials of the engraver under the cut of the neck. Around the legend in Luxembourg and the face value between two points to the exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PRENZ•JEAN•VU•LETZEBURG
A.H.
•100 F.•

Translation: Prince Jean of Luxembourg

Engraver: Armand Bonnetain

Reverse

Warrior (depicting John the Blind) riding to the right with a crested helmet, brandishing a sword with his right hand and covering himself with a shield with the arms of Luxembourg. Behind him is a banner inscribed with its motto. Around the legend in Luxembourg, the name of the engraver in words at 5 o'clock and below the date of death of John the Blind and the date of issue of the coin.

Edge

Milled

Mint

Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)

Comments

Currency issued by order of the Grand-Ducal Decree of 29 September 1947 for an amount of 10 million francs. They were struck at the Brussels mint with an alloy of silver (835 ‰) and copper (165 ‰) and a tolerance of 3 thousandths. The tolerance of the weight being 10 thousandths.

After demonetization in 1955, 2000 pieces were restruck in 1964 while retaining the mintage year of 1946. The name of the engraver was forgotten on the right and the reverse. The groove of these restrikes is very weakly marked. Of these pieces, 500 were restruck a second time, also in 1964. They have the same characteristics as the first restrike except that the groove is well marked this time, but coarse. These parts correspond to the reference L#293-3 and Weiller#283C (Weiller, pp 158-159).

A coin commemorating the heroic death of a heroic http://www.luxembourg.public.lu/fr/le-grand-duch*e-se-presente/luxembourgeois-celebres_PHASE-II/personnages-historiques/jean-aveugle/index.html]Jean the Blind[/url] at the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346 and on the other hand the translation of his ashes from Kastel-Staadt to the crypt of the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Luxembourg on August 26, 1946.

The legend says that Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, impressed by the bravery of John the Blind, would have used his motto "Serviam" and its crest (2 bird wings) to create its emblem made of three ostrich feathers.

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Date	Mintage	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
ND (1946)	98 000	€ 31	€ 37	€ 49	97%	(fr) L#293-1
ND (1946)	100				2%	(fr) L#293-4 BE
ND (1964)	2 000				9%	(fr) L#293-2 sans signature

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Numista Rarity index: 35

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Bullion value: EUR 17.47

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	Katz Auction 82 Lot 1811	13 May 2023	Undetermined	UNC	EUR 25.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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