Luxembourg's coinage after World War 2 but before the euro

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Luxembourg, 5 francs, 1986.

A similar 5 francs coin, in brass, was issued from 1986 to 1988.

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Luxembourg, 50 francs, 1987.

From 1987 to 1989, a new nickel 50 francs coin was issued.

It had a polygonal inner rim.

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Luxembourg, 1 franc, 1988.

In 1988 a smaller lighter 1 franc coin was issued.

This time it was made of nickel-plated steel, instead of copper-nickel.

This was the final version of the 1 franc coin, and it was minted through to 1995.

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Luxembourg, 5 francs, 1989.

A similar 5 francs was issued from 1989 to 1995.

It was made of aluminium-nickel-bronze.

Note the spelling, in German dialect, of the country name on these last two coins.

The official spelling has been changed from 'Letzeburg' to 'Lëtzebuerg'.

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Luxembourg, 50 francs, 1989.

A similar 50 francs coin was issued from 1989 to 1995.

The legends were changed on the reverse.

However, in every other respect it was the same as the previous version.

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Luxembourg, 20 francs, 1990.

The final coin in this series, the 20 francs coin, was issued in 1990 through to 1995.

After 1995, no more circulation coins were minted.

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Luxembourg adopted euro coinage in 2002.

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Western Europe: Some pre-euro coinages issued after 1945.

01] Austria: pre-euro coinage from 1946 to 2001.

02] Belgian franc: from 1948 until the euro.

03] Coinage of Switzerland.

04] Cyprus: final coinage under British rule.

05] Finland: Wildlife series of the 1990s.

06] French coins from the 1950s until the introduction of the euro.

07] German coinage of the Allied occupation, 1945 to 1948.

08] Greece 1973: the fascinating story behind Series A and B.

09] Icelandic marine series, 1981 to date.

10] Italy's final pre-euro coinage.

11] Luxembourg's coinage after World War 2 but before the euro.

12] Malta's pre-euro coinage, 1972-2007.

13] Milestones in the coinage of the Netherlands.

14] Milestones in the decimal coinage of Gibraltar.

15] Milestones in the decimal coinage of Guernsey.

16] Milestones in the decimal coinage of Ireland.

17] Milestones in the decimal coinage of Jersey.

18] Milestones in the decimal coinage of the Isle of Man.

19] Milestones in the decimal coinage of the UK.

20] Norwegian wildlife series, 1958 to 1973.

21] Portugal's final pre-euro coin series.

22] Pre-euro Coinage of the Federal Republic of Germany.

23] Pre-euro coinage of the Republic of Greece, 1976 to 2001.

24] Republic of Cyprus: pre-euro coinage.

25] Spain: pre-euro coinage of King Juan Carlos I.