Luxembourg's gold bullion program, launched in the early 2000s, drew on the duchy's medieval heritage for its designs. The Hellange mask — a prehistoric Celtic gold artifact unearthed in the village of Hellange in 1844 — is one of the most significant archaeological finds in Luxembourg's history, now held in the Musée national d'histoire et d'art in Luxembourg City. Tying it to Henri I, who ruled as Count of Luxembourg from 1136 to 1196, connects two entirely different periods of Luxembourgish antiquity in a single issue.
Mintage for this type was tightly limited, consistent with the duchy's small-run bullion policy of the period.
Luxembourg's gold bullion program, launched in the early 2000s, drew on the duchy's medieval heritage for its designs. The Hellange mask — a prehistoric Celtic gold artifact unearthed in the village of Hellange in 1844 — is one of the most significant archaeological finds in Luxembourg's history, now held in the Musée national d'histoire et d'art in Luxembourg City. Tying it to Henri I, who ruled as Count of Luxembourg from 1136 to 1196, connects two entirely different periods of Luxembourgish antiquity in a single issue.
Mintage for this type was tightly limited, consistent with the duchy's small-run bullion policy of the period.