20 Francs - Jean Essai

1980 year


Gold	17.1 g	-

Description

Issuer	Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Grand duke	Jean (1964-2000)
Type	Pattern
Year	1980
Value	20 Francs (20&nbspLUF)
Currency	Franc (1854-2001)
Composition	Gold
Weight	17.1 g
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Demonetized	28 February 2002
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#80969
Rarity index	93%

Reverse

The crowned face value, between two oak branches, above the date of issue and the artists' initials.

The date is flanked on the left by a bird (punch of Mr. Robert Vogeleer, commissioner of the Mint) and on the right by the head of the archangel Saint Michael (punch of the Brussels workshop). Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20F
1980
NJL

Engravers: Julien Lefèvre, Nina Victorine Lefèvre-Kestler

Edge

Heald decorated with a guilloche in hollow Automatically translated

Comment

This test is available in the following metals:

Gold - 17.2 g. - 500 expl - L#400-1 / KM#E90

Silver - 10,1 g. - 500 expl. - L-400-2 / KM#E89

Copper plated - 8,5 g. - 500 expl. - L#400-3 / KM#E88

Cupronickel - without word ESSAI - L#400-4 / KM# -

Bronze - single-sided - L#400-5 / KM# -

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The Luxembourg ESSAY series comes to an end with this coin. After more than 130 years, those in charge of the monetary program have decided to discontinue the minting of trials. Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Cet essai existe dans les métaux suivants:

Or - 17,2 g. - 500 expl. - L#400-1 / KM#E90

Argent - 10,1 g. - 500 expl. - L-400-2 / KM#E89

plaqué cuivre - 8,5 g. - 500 expl. - L#400-3 / KM#E88

Cupronickel - sans le mot ESSAI - L#400-4 / KM# -

Bronze - uniface - L#400-5 / KM# -

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La série des ESSAIS luxembourgeois se termine avec cette pièce. Après plus de 130 ans, les responsables du programme monétaire ont décidé d'interrompre la frappe des essais.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 20 Francs - Jean (Essai) 1980 from Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) made of Gold weighing 17.1g is that it was minted in a very limited quantity, with only 300 pieces produced, making it a rare and valuable collector's item.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1980	500	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 20 Francs - Jean (Essai) 1980 coin.