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5 Euros - Henri I Château Brandenbourg
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Engraver(s) | Yvette Gastauer-Claire |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a stylized, geometric effigy of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg occupying the right half of the field, rendered in a contemporary artistic style. To the left, the country name legend 'LËTZEBUERG' is inscribed vertically, accompanied by the date '2015' below. The overall design contrasts the abstracted portrait with clean typographic elements in the surrounding field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Château de Brandenbourg, in the far eastern corner of Luxembourg near the German and Belgian borders, was the ancestral seat of the Counts of Vianden — a dynasty that eventually merged with the House of Nassau through inheritance in 1417. Henri I of Vianden, for whom this coin is named, held the lordship in the 13th century during a period when the county was a significant independent power in the region, not yet absorbed into the larger political structures that would come to define the Benelux territories.
Luxembourg's niobium bimetallic series, of which this is part, began in 2009 and issues a new castle or historical site annually. The niobium core is colored during anodization — the specific hue varies by year.