Country:

Luxembourg

Series:

1849~1890 - 3rd Grand Duke William III

Catalog codes:

Colnect codes LU-000096
World Coins km23.1

Variants:

2

Themes:

Coats of Arms | Wreaths

Issued on:

1854

Last issue date:

1870

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, The Netherlands

Composition:

Bronze

Edge:

Plain/smooth

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Gladiform. Both sides

Weight:

10 grams

Diameter:

31 mm

Thickness:

1.5 mm

Face value:

10 c. - Luxembourgish centime

Known mintage:

1,313,000for 1870 with dot above "BARTH"

Composition Details:

Copper 90-70% Tin 10-30%

Score:

43% Accuracy: High

Description:

Front: (value) 10 CENTIMES above (year) 1854, 1855 or 1870 inside wreath of 2 branches with leaves
legend: none
micro text: (bottom) BARTH
Back: Coat of arms inside cable-like circle
legend: (state name) GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG
Mint master: (left) sword ()
(spacer, bottom)* (5 pointed star)
Minthouses: (right) caduceus (Utrecht, The Netherlands)