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5 Euros - Henri I European Otter
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Luxembourg |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Value | 5 Euros |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | LUTRA LUTRA 5 EURO |
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Part of Luxembourg's ongoing nature conservation series, this issue coincides with the otter's gradual recolonization of Luxembourgish waterways after near-total eradication from the country during the twentieth century. The bimetallic format — nordic gold center in a sterling ring — was an unusual technical choice for a €5 denomination, adding production cost that most eurozone members reserve for higher face values.
Nordic gold is an aluminum-bronze alloy developed in the early 1990s and adopted for EU coinage largely because it resists counterfeiting and tarnishes slowly in circulation.