10 Centimes - Marie-Adelaïde / Charlotte Iron

Reverse

Face value in two lines surrounded by a crown of two branches of oak

Script: Latin

Lettering: 10 CES

Edge

Plain

Comment

Coin minted at the Stuttgart workshop on blanks from the Trier rolling mills.

A fairly common coin, except for the 1923 vintage, which is much harder to find in very good condition.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Pièce frappée à l'atelier de Stuttgart sur des flans provenant des laminoirs de Trèves.

Pièce assez courante, sauf le millésime 1923 qui est beaucoup plus difficile a trouver en très bon état.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 10 Centimes coin from Luxembourg is that it was made of iron during a time when most coins were made of precious metals like gold, silver, or copper. The use of iron was a deliberate choice to reduce the cost of production and make the coin more affordable for the general population. This decision was influenced by the economic conditions of the time, particularly the sharp increase in metal prices during World War I. The iron composition of the coin also gave it a distinctive dark gray color, which made it easily recognizable and set it apart from other coins in circulation.

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