Catalog
5 Francs 1944-1953
| Issuer | Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (State Treasury) |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Reference(s) | P#43 |
| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper. A central oval vignette contains a bust portrait of Grand Duchess Charlotte wearing a tiara and pearl necklace, set within an elaborate guilloche frame flanked by large numeral "5" rosettes at left and right. The title "GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG" appears at the top, with "CINQ FRANCS" in a decorative panel at the bottom, below which a two-line anti-counterfeiting warning legend is inscribed; the Luxembourg State arms appear at lower left, and the imprint "AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY" is printed at the foot of the note. |
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| Variants | P#43a - serial # without prefix P#43b - serial # prefix A |
| Comments |
Luxembourg's liberation from German occupation in September 1944 created an immediate demand for new currency before any domestic printing infrastructure could be organized. The American Bank Note Company in New York produced this note as part of an emergency issue — the same practical logic that drove several Western European governments-in-exile to contract American and British printers during and immediately after the war.
The series date range of 1944–1953 reflects a long run from a single plate design, a sign of how slowly Luxembourg rebuilt its currency infrastructure in the postwar years.