Luxembourg 2016 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE BRIDGE GRAND DUCHESS CHARLOTTE
The 50th anniversary of the ‘Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge’
The design shows the ‘Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge’, which is
the main infrastructure connecting the city centre of Luxembourg to the urban
quarter of Kirchberg, the location of the city’s European Union institutions.
The French name of the bridge, ‘Pont Grande-Duchesse Charlotte’, is inscribed
on the image of the bridge, and the year ‘1966’ appears directly beneath this
text. At the top of the design, an image of the Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg;
at its left, the year of issuance ‘2016’. At the bottom appears the name of the
issuing country, ‘LUXEMBOURG’. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the
European Union.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad
nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 500'000 pcs.
Country of origin - Luxembourg
Year of release - 2016
