5 Centimes - Willem III

€2,998.00
IssuerLuxembourg
Year1854-1870
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value5 Centimes (0.05 LUF)
CurrencyFranc (1854-2001)
CompositionBronze
Weight5 g
Dimensions25.24 mm
Thickness1.38 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)François Barth-Wahl
In circulation to17 August 1901
Reference(s) L#265, Weiller#255, BV#267, KM#22, Schön#2
Obverse descriptionCrowned Luxembourgish shield with a lion with a forked tail, rampant to the left on a field of ten pieces, surrounded by the legend between an inner circle and an external pearled circle flanked by a star at the bottom
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGRAND DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG
(Translation: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
Reverse descriptionCrown of laurel branches and oak surrounding the face value and the mint year in three lines and the name of the engraver surmounted by a point or the letter A at the bottom along with a ring of pearls on the outer rim
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering5 CENTIMES 1870 BARTH
EdgeSmooth
MintRoyal Mint of Belgium, Brussels,Belgium (983-2017)
A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1854  - L#265-1 - 680 000
1855 A - L#265-2 - 600 000
1860 A - L#265-3 - 200 000
1870  - L#265-4 - 303 900
Catalog ID7894394070
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