Luxembourg livre - Wikipedia

**Reverse Side of a 1/8 Luxembourgish Sol**

**Obverse Side of a 1/8 Luxembourgish Sol**

The livre was the currency of Luxembourg until 1795.^[1] It was subdivided into 20 sols, each of 4 liards.^[2] In the late 18th century, coins were issued in denominations of ½ and 2 liards, 1, 3, 6, 12 and 72 sols, with the lower three denominations in copper, the highest minted in silver and the others in billon. The last issues of 1795 were 1 sol coins minted during the siege of Luxembourg.

References

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^ Craig, William D. (1976). Coins of the world, 1750-1850 (3rd ed.). Racine, Wis.: Western Pub. Co., Whitman Coin Supply Division. p. 395. ISBN 0-307-09363-8. OCLC 3934432.
^ "Copper alloy 1/8 sol of Maria Theresa, Luxembourg duchy (Brussels), 1775. 1914.142.10". numismatics.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.

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