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10 Centimes - Adolphe Essai
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Weight | 10.2 g |
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| Obverse description | The crowned coat of arms of Luxembourg, depicting a lion rampant on a field of ten horizontal barrettes, occupies the central field. The armorial shield is surmounted by a heraldic crown. The legend GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG encircles the design, contained between two concentric beaded borders. A die difference appears between the two grenetis. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The 1889 Luxembourg essai coinage was produced in anticipation of a new circulation series under Grand Duke Adolphe, who had only acceded to the throne that same year following the extinction of the Nassau-Weilburg male line and a succession dispute that briefly made Luxembourg's dynastic future uncertain. Essais of this type were struck for official approval purposes and never entered circulation. The multiple catalog references — Lindman, KM, and Wictor — reflect genuine attribution disagreements among specialists, with Wictor distinguishing at least two die varieties at E8 and E9.