LUXEMBOURG 1 Sol 1795 Francis II. Cast Copper Sol Coin. Siege Coinage (Belagerungsmünze)! TTB+

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1795, Luxembourg (Grand Duchy), Francis II. Cast Copper Sol Coin. Siege Coinage!

Mint Year: 1795
Reference: KM-19.
Denomination: 1 Sol - Emergency issue, struck during the Siege by the French of the during 1795.
Condition: CCrudely cast (as usual for this emergency issue), with light deposits, otherwise a VF+ for issue.
Material: Cast Copper
Weight: 18.47gm
Diameter: 32mm

Obverse: Crowned coat-of-arms of Luxembourg, flanked by initials of Emperor Francis II (.F-II).

Reverse: Large value numeral (I) above denimonation (SOL), year of issue (1795) and mint initial (I).


The siege of Luxembourg was a siege by France of the Habsburg-held Fortress of Luxembourg that lasted from 1794 until 7 June 1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Although the French army failed to breach the walls of the city, which were renowned as amongst the best in the world, the fortress was forced to surrender after more than seven months.

Luxembourg's long defence led Lazare Carnot to call Luxembourg "the best [fortress] in the world, except Gibraltar", giving rise to the city's nickname 'the Gibraltar of the North'.

The result of the capture of Luxembourg was the annexation of the Southern Netherlands into France on 1 October 1795. Most of Luxembourg (including all of the modern Grand Duchy), became a part of the département of Forêts, which was created on 24 October 1795.

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