10 Centimes - Willem III

€1.00
IssuerLuxembourg
Year1854-1870
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Centimes (0.10 LUF)
CurrencyFranc (1854-2001)
CompositionBronze
Weight10 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)François Barth-Wahl
In circulation to
Reference(s) L#264, Weiller#254, BV#266, KM#23, Schön#3
Obverse descriptionCrowned Luxemburgish shield with a lion with a forked tail, rampant to the left on a field of ten pieces, surrounded by the legend between an inner circle and an external girdle and a star flanked by the engraver`s name and privy marks at the bottom
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGRAND DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG
(Translation: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
Reverse descriptionCrown of laurel branches and oak surrounding the face value and the mint year in three lines and the name of the engraver surmounted by the mintmark outside of the pearled circle at the bottom
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering10 CENTIMES 1865 A BARTH
EdgePlain
MintRoyal Mint of Belgium, Brussels,Belgium (983-2017)
A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1854  - KM#23.1 - 500 000
1855 A - KM#23.2 - 1 200 000
1860 A - KM#23.2 - 900 000
1865 A - KM#23.2 - 1 000 000
1870  - KM#23.1 sword privy mark (Dot above `BARTH` on reverse) - 1 313 000
1870  - KM#23.1 sword privy mark (Without dot above `BARTH` on reverse) rare -
Catalog ID8527452950
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