100 Francs - Charlotte John the Blind, Essai

€80,959.00

Obverse description	Portrait on the left of Prince Jean (1921-2019), Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Behind the head the word TRIAL. On the left the crowned coat of arms of the Bourbons, on the right the coat of arms of Luxembourg surmounted by a helmet crowned with a flight. Initials of the engraver under the cut of the neck. Around the legend in Luxembourgish and the face value between two points in the exergue.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	PRENZ•JEAN•VU•LETZEBURG ESSAI A.B. •100 F.• (Translation: PRINCE•JEAN•OF•LUXEMBOURG PATTERN A.B. •100 F.•)
Reverse description	Warrior (representing Jean l`Aveugle) riding on the right with a helmet studded with a flight, brandishing a sword with his right hand and wearing a shield bearing the coat of arms of Luxembourg. Behind him, a phylactery inscribed with his motto. Surrounding him, the legend in Luxembourgish, the engraver`s name in full at 5 o`clock and, at the bottom, the date of death of Jean l`Aveugle and the date of issue of the coin.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	•JANG•DE•BLANNEN• SERVIAM 26-VIII- 1346 - 1946 BONNETAIN (Translation: •JOHN•THE•BLIND• I WILL SERVE 26-VIII- 1346 - 1946 BONNETAIN)
Edge	Milled
Mint
Mintage	ND (1946) - (fr) Essai - Rare - 25
Catalog ID	8201513390
Comments