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Luxembourg 1982 - 20 Francs Specimen Unissued Series (Pick 54As)

Within Luxembourg's monetary history, this specimen forms part of an emergency issue prepared in 1982 following the devaluation of the Belgian franc. Luxembourg and Belgium were linked through the Belgian-Luxembourg monetary arrangement, and the currency crisis prompted Luxembourg to prepare its own banknotes for possible use. The program progressed well beyond the design stage: proofs, finalized specimens and even signed, normally numbered notes are known. The issue was ultimately not required and was never placed into circulation, leaving the surviving material as evidence of an emergency currency program that came remarkably close to issuance. Read more →

Luxembourg 1966 - 20 Francs Perforated CANCELLED Specimen No. 62 (Pick 54s)

Perforated specimen of the twenty francs note of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg dated 1966, produced as part of the official reference and control material for the Grand Duke Jean series within the Belgian Luxembourg Economic Union framework. Printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company, London, the note carries the finalized design of the issued type together with multiple specimen and cancellation markings documenting its non-circulating production status. Read more →