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5 Euros - Henri I Château Larochette
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Engraver(s) | Yvette Gastauer-Claire |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Larochette Castle, perched above the Ernz Blanche valley in central Luxembourg, was split between two feudal families — the Metternichs and the Brandenburg-Ansbach line — for much of its medieval history, creating a genuinely unusual dual-lordship arrangement that left architectural evidence still visible in the ruins today. Henri I, Count of Luxembourg, held the territory in the late 13th century during a period of aggressive dynastic consolidation that would eventually position the Luxembourg dynasty for the imperial throne within two generations.
The niobium centre, struck in a characteristic blue-violet hue, is a production decision made at the Austrian Mint, which has supplied bimetallic niobium-silver coins to Luxembourg for this commemorative series since its inception.