1 Franc - Charlotte

€4,194.00
IssuerLuxembourg
Year1939
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Franc (1 LUF)
CurrencyFranc (1854-2001)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight6.5 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Armand Bonnetain
In circulation to1 January 1953
Reference(s) L#292-1, Weiller#282, KM#44, Schön#26
Obverse descriptionCrowned monogram of the Grand Duchess Charlotte accosted on both sides by two rosettes encircled, under the name of the country in Luxembourgish.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCH LETZEBURG
Reverse descriptionAllegory of agriculture, represented by a harvester standing right with a sickle in the right hand and a sheaf of wheat in the left arm. On the left the face value in Luxembourgish on the right the date of issue. At the feet of the harvester the initials of the engraver.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering1 FRANG 1939 A.B.
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1939  - - 5 000 000
Catalog ID8926952730
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