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250 francs - Charlotte Essai - Cuivre
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Diademed right-facing effigy of Grand Duchess Charlotte, with a royal crown positioned at the nape of the neck; the engravers' signatures appear below the truncation and the word ESSAI is inscribed near the chin. The portrait is encircled by a double legend in contemporary script comprising commemorative inscriptions referencing the millennial anniversary of the city of Luxembourg, with the dates 963 and 1963 flanking the central device. The overall composition reflects a refined medallic style consistent with mid-twentieth-century French engraving traditions. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLA MAGNA DVCISSA FELICITER REGNANTE -963-1963- +CIVITAS LVCEMBORGENSIS MILLESIMVM OVANS EXPLET ANNVM JN LEFEVRE ESSAI |
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Essai pieces from Luxembourg's 1963 coinage program were struck primarily for submission to the Monnaie de Paris, which was responsible for producing Luxembourg's coinage throughout much of the twentieth century. The 250-franc denomination itself never entered circulation — it existed solely at the pattern and essai stage, making copper strikes like this one trial pieces in the strictest sense rather than collector issues produced after the fact. The Wictor reference, specific to Luxembourg essais, distinguishes several metal variants struck from the same dies.