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LUXEMBOURG: Franz II, 1792-1795, AR 72 asses, 1795, PCGS EF45

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Europe Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
LUXEMBOURG: Franz II, 1792-1795, AR 72 asses, 1795, PCGS EF45
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This item SOLD at 2023 Jan 27 @ 19:35UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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LUXEMBOURG: Franz II, 1792-1795, AR 72 asses, 1795, KM-20, with Latin legend AD / USUM / LUXEMBURGI / CCVALLATI, "for the use of the besieged city of Luxembourg" // LXXII / ASSES, numeral 13 within a small oak wreath, PCGS graded EF45, ex Joe Sedillot Collection. Obsidional coin struck by the Austrian defenders during the siege by the French revolutionary troops. This 72 sous kronthaler was struck during the first months of 1795. The number 13 on the reverse indicates the weight of the metal fineness: 13 "löthig" (lot) corresponding to a silver fineness of 0.8125.