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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => European Coins => Topic started by: Triggersmob on October 21, 2015, 11:57:37 PM

Title: Coins from Andorra and Luxembourg.
Post by: Triggersmob on October 21, 2015, 11:57:37 PM

At the south of France lies Andorra and to the north east of France lies Luxembourg, 2 of Europe's smaller countries.
Here are a few coins from these countries.
The Luxembourg coins remind me of Belgium coins.
Maybe August can tell us if there is a close relationship with the two countries.

Title: Re: Coins from Andorra and Luxembourg.
Post by: Paint Your Wagon on October 22, 2015, 01:31:28 AM

When Luxemburg and Belgium still had the Frank the Luxemburg coins were struck in Belgium
Also Luxemburg shops would accept Belgian Franks one on one

Title: Re: Coins from Andorra and Luxembourg.
Post by: Paint Your Wagon on October 22, 2015, 01:48:17 AM

In my opinion the most beautifull coin is Countess Ermesinde
40 LF
only 5000 issued

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermesinde,_Countess_of_Luxembourg

Title: Re: Coins from Andorra and Luxembourg.
Post by: Triggersmob on October 22, 2015, 10:04:25 AM

Another beautiful coin August. I bet it looks even better in hand.
Thanks for the Wiki link. :)

Title: Re: Coins from Andorra and Luxembourg.
Post by: Paint Your Wagon on October 23, 2015, 03:19:29 AM

The designer must have been a master
It is very difficult to make a rather abstract design look so beautiful

Even the dozen designers of money the paris ( french mint ) sometimes make horrible designs in my opinion
but then they have to crank out more then 50 designs a year