The Banque Centrale de Luxembourg has issued (31st May) a new coin that marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the country’s central bank, which came into effect on the 1st June 1998. The central bank is the successor of the former Institut Monétaire Luxembourgeois (IML), which was itself founded in 1983, and whose […]
Luxembourg’s New €2 Coin Celebrates Anniversary of Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge
The Banque Centrale du Luxembourg has announced (9th May) the issue of a special €2 coin in celebration of the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, a contemporary road bridge that passes 74 meters over Pfaffenthal, a small quarter in Luxembourg City, from Kirchberg to Limpertsberg. The bridge was designed by German architect Egon Jux, whose winning submission was […]
Luxembourg’s Grand Ducal Dynasty celebrates 125th Anniversary and Independence
The Bank Centrale de Luxembourg have issued a new €2 coin celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Grand Duchy’s Royal dynasty, the Royal House of Nassau-Weilbourg, as well as the Grand Duchy’s independence from the Netherlands. Luxembourg’s Ruling House is effectively a branch of the greater House of Nassau, a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe […]
Luxembourg Celebrates Congress of Vienna Bicentenary with New Silver & Color Coin
The Banque Centrale de Luxembourg has announced the issue of a new coin celebrating the bicentenary anniversary of the Congress of Vienna, an accord that established the Grand Duchy of Luxenbourg as a separate geopolitical entity in association with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Congress of Vienna, which opened in September 1814, was called […]
