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5 Centimes - Willem III
| Bronze | 5 g | 25.24 mm |
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) |
|---|---|
| Grand duke | William III (1849-1890) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1854-1870 |
| Value | 5 Centimes (0.05 LUF) |
| Currency | Franc (1854-2001) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 25.24 mm |
| Thickness | 1.38 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 17 August 1901 |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#2998 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 11% |
Reverse
Crown of laurel branches and oak surrounding the face value and the mint year in three lines and the name of the engraver surmounted by a point or the letter A at the bottom along with a ring of pearls on the outer rim
Script: Latin
Lettering:
5
CENTIMES
1870
BARTH
Engraver: François Barth-Wahl
Edge
Plain
Comment
This coin of 5 centimes, as well as the 2½ centimes and the 10 centimes, were the first divisional coins (Scheidemünze) minted for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. These coins, issued in bronze (and not in copper as mentioned in the law below) very similar to foreign coins circulating at the time in Luxembourg were also tolerated in France and Belgium. This resulted in different parities: 100 Luxembourg centimes were worth 8 Silbergros from the Thaler system and 8.1 Gros from France and Belgium. (Luxembourg and its currency, 1990, P. Margue and M-P Jungblut, pp. 50-51)