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2 euro commemorative coin of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, issued in 2024 in a circulation of 250,000 copies. Dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the death of Grand Duke Guillaume II. Minted at the Royal Netherlands Mint. Bimetallic, diameter 25.75 mm, weight 8.5 g.
Obverse
On the left of the coin is a portrait of Grand Duke Henri, on the right is a portrait of Grand Duke Guillaume II in military uniform. Inscriptions: "LËTZEBUERG", "175e ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA MORT DU GRAND-DUC GUILLAUME II" (175th anniversary of the death of Grand Duke Guillaume II) and the dates "1849-2024". Mint and mintmaster marks. On the outer ring are the 12 stars of the EU.
Reverse
The reverse is the common side of the 2 euro coins of the second type, designed by Luc Luix (Royal Belgian Mint). It depicts a map of Europe as a single continent without internal borders - a symbol of European unity. On the left is a large denomination "2" and the inscription "EURO", on the right is a map with six thin horizontal lines in the background. On the outer ring are the 12 stars of the European Union. The band is finely fluted and has the inscription "2 ★", repeated six times alternately upright and inverted.
Historical context
Grand Duke William II (Dutch: Willem II Frederik George Lodewijk, 6 December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 7 October 1840 to 17 March 1849. The eldest son of King William I and Queen Wilhelmina of Prussia. In his youth he served in the British Army under Lord Wellington in Spain (1811–1813), and in 1815 he commanded the United Netherlands Army at the Battle of Waterloo, where he was wounded in the shoulder during the retreat. He was married to Anna Pavlovna, daughter of Emperor Paul I of Russia. After his father's abdication in 1840, he became King-Duke. In 1841, he granted Luxembourg its first Constitution, the basis of its modern statehood. In 1848, before the European Revolution, he issued an even more liberal Constitution of 1848, based on the principles of constitutional monarchy. He died in Tilburg on 17 March 1849.