Luxembourg

Commemorative coin

2018

The 175th anniversary of the death of the Grand Duke Guillaume Ist

(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 left and on the left hand the effigy of HRH the Grand Duke Guillaume Ist. Between both effigies are depicted vertically the year-dates ‘1772-1843’ as well as the name ‘Guillaume Ier’. At the bottom appears the text ‘LUXEMBOURG’ and the year-date ‘2018’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

William I (1772-1843) of the House of Orange-Nassau was Prince of Nassau-Orania-Fulda and from 1815 to 1840 Grand Duke of Luxembourg and in personal union King of the Netherlands as well as 1839/1840 Duke of Limburg. The coin shows him with the Military Order of Wilhelm to the left of Grand Duke Henri, based on a painting - albeit reversed - created in 1819 by Joseph Paelinck (1781-1839). The vertical inscription gives his French name "GUILLAUME Ier" (William I) and in a second line his dates of life "1772-1843".

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