Luxembourg

Commemorative coin

2023

The 175th anniversary of the Luxembourg Parliament

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

Official Journal of the European Union

he design depicts at the left-hand side the effigy of the Grand Duke Henri and at the right-hand side the building of the Chamber of Deputies. The year date ‘1848’ and the text ‘Chambre des députés’ appear above and at the right of the building. At the bottom centre, the name of the issuing country ‘LUXEMBOURG’ as well as the issuing year date ‘2023’ are represented. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

The German Revolution of 1848/1849, known as the 'March Revolution', also led to democratic reforms in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. In 1848, the Grand Duke approved a constitutional amendment that replaced the Estates Assembly with a freely elected Chamber of Deputies ("Chambre des Députés") with massively expanded parliamentary powers. Although some of the reforms were reversed in the subsequent era of reaction, the election of the Chambre des Députés from 1919 onwards corresponded to modern democratic ideas: In addition to universal, free and equal suffrage, women's suffrage was introduced. The building designed by Antoine Hartmann as the Chamber of Deputies next to the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg was inaugurated in 1860.

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