20 Francs Charlotte Essai
1963 year| Bronze | 3.05 g | 21.0 mm |
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) |
|---|---|
| Grand duchess | Charlotte (1919-1964) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1963 |
| Value | 20 Francs (20 LUF) |
| Currency | Franc (1854-2001) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.05 g |
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.45 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#70777 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 87% |
Reverse
Tower with three battlements (see commentary below) surrounded by the legend between two grenetis.
Script: Latin
Lettering: + S IVDICIS ET COMVNITATIS LVCENBORGENSIS
Engravers: Julien Lefèvre, Nina Victorine Lefèvre-Kestler
Edge
Milled
Comment
Module of the 20 franc gold coin, commemorating the millennium of the city of Luxembourg. Minted at the Brussels monetary workshop.
The reverse, depicting a three-crenellated tower, symbolizes the first municipal seal of the city of Luxembourg, affixed to a deed of 1237. The same tower was also used on the Ermesinde denarius with the three-crenellated tower (L#2-1) circa 1226-1241. A similar tower (with 4 battlements) was used for Henry VI's denier au globe (L#13) and his denier au fleuron (L#14).
This 20 franc module exists in several variants:
- Gold - without the word ESSAI - 6.45 g. - 25'263 expl. - L#02A / Wictor#66
- Gold - with the word ESSAI - 6,45 g. - 100-200 expl. - L#02B / Wictor#E128
- Bronze (copper-tin) - 3,05 g. - ±100 expl. - L#02_var / Wictor#E130
- Bronze (copper-tin) - 3,9 g. - mintage unknown - L#02_var / Wictor# -
- Cupronickel - 4.05 g. - run unknown - L# - / Wictor# -
- Copper-aluminium-tin - 3.5 g. - run unknown - L# - / Wictor# -
- Silver - 3.9 g. - ±100 expl. - L# - / Wictor#E129
- Similor - 3,26 g. - ±100 expl. - L# - / Wictor#E131
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Pattern 20 Francs Charlotte (Essai) 1963 from Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) made of Bronze weighing 3.05g is that it features a unique design that was never officially adopted as a circulating coin. The Pattern 20 Francs Charlotte was created as a trial or experimental coin, and only a small number of them were minted. As a result, it has become a highly sought-after collector's item among numismatists.
