Luxembourg 10 Centimes 1870

Description

LUXEMBOURG.

Ruler: William III (Netherlands), 1849-1890.

Grand Duchy.

Standard Coinage Resumed.

Ten Centimes 1870.

Obverse: Crowned ornate shield within rope wreath.

Legend: GRAND-DUCHE DE LUXEMBOURG.

Reverse: Value and date within wreath.

Type 1, Dot above BATRH on reverse.

Mintage: 1,313,000.

Type 1 (KM # 23.1), struck at the Brussels mint, shows strangely the caduceus of the Utrecht mint and the Roman sword of its director, Mr. van der Wall Blake.

Bronze, 10.11g, 31mm.

Grade: aVF-VF details, the colour of this coin is not correct, which would indicate cleaning.