20 Francs - Jean Essai - Bronze

€85,171.00
IssuerLuxembourg
Year1980
TypePatterns
Value20 Francs (20 LUF)
CurrencyFranc (1854-2001)
CompositionBronze
Weight8.46 g
Dimensions25.64 mm
Thickness2.41 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Julien Lefèvre, Nina Victorine Lefèvre-Kestler
In circulation to
Reference(s) L#400-3, KM#E88
Obverse descriptionPortrait on the left of Jean (1921-2019), Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000 surrounded by the legend. Signature J.N.LEFEVRE in bottom. Behind the portrait the word ESSAI
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringJEAN GRAND-DUC DE LUXEMBOURG ESSAI J.N. LEFEVRE
Reverse descriptionThe crowned face value, between two oak branches, above the date of issue and the artists` initials.  The date is flanked on the left by a bird (punch of Mr. Robert Vogeleer, commissioner of the Mint) and on the right by the head of the archangel Saint Michael (punch of the Brussels workshop).
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering20F 1980 NJL
EdgeHeald decorated with a guilloche in hollow
Mint
Mintage1980  - (fr) Essai - Bronze - 500
Catalog ID9696216630
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