Catalog
5 Francs 1944-1953
| Issuer | Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (State Treasury) |
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| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG CINQ FRANCS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ DES BONS DE CAISSE SERONT PUNIS DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS DE 15 A 20 ANS. (Translation: GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG 5 FRANCS THOSE WHO HAVE COUNTERFEITED OR FALSIFIED VOUCHERS WILL BE PUNISHED WITH HARD LABOR FOR 15 TO 20 YEARS.) |
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| Reverse lettering | LETZEBURG FENNEF FRANG (Translation: LUXEMBOURG FIVE FRANCS) |
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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.