2 Euro Commemorative coins Luxembourg 2015

15th anniversary of Grand Duke Henri Accession to the Throne

The Obverse depicts the effigies of Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa. On the upper right, above the portraits, the year of their accession to the throne "2000", the inscription "Luxembourg" (extending partially into the outer crown) and the minting year appear one below the other. In the lower part is, on two lines, the inscription "15e anniversaire de l'accession au trône de S.A.R. le Grand-Duc" (also partly engraved in the outer ring) with the mintmark (on the right) and the mintmaster's mark (on the left) underneath, one next to the other. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).

125th anniversary of the Nassau-Weilburg Dynasty

On the Obverse, to the left of the coin, the effigy of His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke Henri is depicted, while to the right, placed in a circular way and in chronological order of their accession to the throne, are Their Royal Highnesses the Grand-Dukes Adolphe and Guillaume IV, the Grand-Duchesses Marie-Adélaïde and Charlotte and the Grand-Duke Jean. In the centre is a vertical strip extending into the outer crown containing the inscription "LUXEMBOURG" and dividing the portrait of His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri from his predecessors. To the right of the vertical strip, in the centre of the coin, is the minting year, followed by the mintmark and the mintmaster's mark (all oriented vertically). On the right-hand side is the circular inscription "1890 - Dynastie Nassau-Weilbourg". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).

30th Anniversary of the European Union flag

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts the flag of the European Union surrounded by twelve human figures into which the twelve stars have been symbolically transformed, representing the creation of a new Europe. The design was selected through an internet vote by the citizens of the European Union. At the top is the circular inscription "LËTZEBUERG" followed on the right by the years "1985-2015" written in an arc. Also on the right, between the design and the years, is the mark of the director of the Utrecht Mint, while further down are the author's initials. Superimposed on the design of the flag, is a hologram which, when viewed from a certain angle, shows the face of Grand Duke Henri. This addition on the Luxembourg coin, which thus differentiates it from similar ones minted by other European states, is due to the fact that a Luxembourg law stipulates that every coin minted by the Grand Duchy must show the effigy of the Sovereign. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).