Luxembourg

Commemorative coin

2017

The 50th anniversary of the voluntariness of the Luxembourg army

(Part of the National series " Grand-ducal Dynasty ")

Official Journal of the European Union

The design shows on the right hand the effigy of His Royal Highness, the Grand-Duke Henri, looking to the right and on the left hand the text ‘50 Joer Fräiwëllegen-Arméi’ composed as logo. At the top of the design is depicted the year-date ‘2017’, flanked by the mintmark and the initials of the Mintmaster. At the bottom appears the name of the issuing country ‘LËTZEBUERG’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

The organisation of the Luxembourg Armed Forces is based on the law of 29 June 1967. Luxembourg does not have its own air force, but it cooperates closely with its neighbour Belgium in terms of security policy. The Luxembourg army is integrated into NATO. Military service is voluntary; however, it facilitates access to a career in the civil service (e.g. police or customs). The occasion of the issue is "50 JOER FRAĪWËLLEGEN-ARMÉI" (50 Years of the Volunteer Army), with the insignia of the Volunteer Army in the letter O, two crossed swords behind the laurel-wreathed coat of arms of Luxembourg with the Luxembourg lion with double tail in the escutcheon.

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