Collection PL

Luxembourg 1966 - 20 Francs Issued Note (Pick 54a)

The obverse features Grand Duke Jean in formal military attire, engraved in deep intaglio with controlled line density and consistent ink distribution. The portrait is anchored within a structured guilloche framework that balances ornamental complexity with mechanical clarity, ensuring reliable machine processing while preserving a distinctly national visual identity. Subtle color layering and a clearly defined watermark field further reinforce both security and compositional symmetry. Read more →

Luxembourg 1966 - 20 Francs Specimen (Pick 54s)

The reverse design, featuring a detailed Moselle river landscape with agricultural and transport elements, reinforces the note’s connection to Luxembourg’s geographic and economic identity, rendered with the same precision and compositional discipline as the obverse portrait. Read more →

Luxembourg 1966 - 20 Francs Color Trial Specimen (Pick 54cts)

Of particular interest, the color palette bears a striking resemblance to the unissued Luxembourg twenty francs emergency series prepared in 1982. The violet-dominant engraving and pastel blue, yellow and pink guilloche work of the later Bradbury Wilkinson specimen closely echo the visual direction represented by this 1966 color trial. Produced sixteen years apart as part of separate banknote programs, the two pieces preserve a notable visual connection between the experimental 1966 palette and the later 1982 emergency issue. Read more →

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

The color palette bears a striking resemblance to the 1966 color trial specimen, particularly in its violet-dominant engraving and pastel blue, yellow and pink guilloche work. Produced sixteen years later by Bradbury Wilkinson, the 1982 emergency issue appears to revive and further develop a visual direction already explored during the original 1966 production program. Read more →

Luxembourg 29 July 1965 - 20 Francs Back Photographic Proof Early Design Concept (Pick Unlisted)

Unlike the finalized reverse design-featuring the more complex valley, dam, and engineered river control structures associated with the issued Pick 54-this early concept emphasizes a pastoral scene with minimal architectural intervention. The absence of tightly integrated guilloche framing and reduced ornamental precision indicate that the reverse design had not yet reached its final technical configuration. Read more →

Luxembourg 24 November 1965 - 20 Francs Back Photographic Proof Final Layout Stage (Pick 54)

Back-side photographic proof of the twenty francs issue of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, dated 24 November 1965, representing the finalized reverse layout aligned with the design later adopted for the issued note (Pick 54). Printed in monochrome and mounted on archival cardstock, this example captures the reverse composition at the point of final structural approval. Read more →

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

The combination of serial A000000, reverse number 62, horizontal SPECIMEN overprints, dual punch-hole cancellations and perforated CANCELLED marking documents a distinctive specimen treatment within the surviving Pick 54s material. It provides an additional production-stage form of the finalized 1966 twenty francs design and expands the documented specimen material associated with the Grand Duke Jean issue. Read more →