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Luxembourg. 2 euros. 2016. Duchess Charlotte Bridge.

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Depth 2,2
Weight 8,5
Diameter (mm) 25,75
Mintage 500
Material bimetal
Edge of the coin (milling) combined
Country Luxembourg
Mint The Royal Mint of the Netherlands (Utrecht)
Release date 2016
Quality UNC

350 руб

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Luxembourg. 2 euros. 2016. 50 years of bridge Grand Duchess Charlotte.
The obverse: the Duchess Charlotte Bridge. Above him - a portrait of Grand Duke Henri of three quarters. To the left of the portrait indicates the year of issue "2016" coin located between the sign Director of the Royal Mint in Utrecht Kees Bruinsma (sailboat with a star on top) and the sign of the Mint of the Netherlands (Mercury's staff, below). the name «Pont Grande-Duchesse Charlotte» specified along the bridge. Below are the opening of the bridge year "1966" and the name of the issuer's State «LËTZEBUERG». On the outer ring of the circle located 12 stars of the European Union.

Reverse: The map of Europe is on the right side. Against the background of the card six vertical lines are shown. At the ends of these lines, there are 12 stars. To the left of the card has a numeric denomination. On the card is a horizontal inscription «EURO»

Bridge of Grand Duchess Charlotte, or, as he called the inhabitants of the city of Luxembourg, "Red Bridge" was built in 1962-1966 years. This building is one of the largest bridges, which are made of steel. Bridge of Grand Duchess Charlotte is located above the valley of the River Alzette and its length is 355 meters. The total weight of the steel structure is 4785 tons.

In Luxembourg, there are 111 bridges, and all of them are unique, as are built on individual projects. Bridges plays quite an important role in the architectural ensemble of the city, as the city has a variety of features both on location and on the terrain.

Bridge of Grand Duchess Charlotte, connects the two parts of the city - Lower and Upper Town, and is one of the two largest bridges in Luxembourg. The height of the bridge is 85 meters and it was built at a time when the European Community was considering the city as the main place of meetings, and a new bridge was to link the central part of the district of Luxembourg-Kirchberg plateau.

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