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ECU Lorenz Menager
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 1 ECU (1 XEU) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a blue enamelled crescent enclosing a ring of twelve stars, symbolising the European Union, positioned above the country name legend. To the left, a quill pen and sheet music are depicted in low relief, referencing the musical arts. To the right, a facing portrait bust of Lorenz Menager is rendered in detailed relief. The design commemorates the Luxembourg composer and cultural figure Lorenz Menager. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts the classical mythological scene of the Abduction of Europa, showing the figure of Europa draped and seated astride a bull (Zeus in transformed guise), rendered in high relief against a radially striated background suggesting sunrays. The denomination legend 'ECU' appears in large raised letters along the upper arc. The date '1999' is inscribed along the lower field, with a small mint mark visible below the central device. |
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