Luxembourg 2 Euro Independence 2014
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• Special 2 euro coin to celebrate Luxembourg's independence in 1839.
• During the centuries, Luxembourg had always been under the rule of other powers.
• Originally the country was much larger, but a lot of territory was handed over to Germany, France and Belgium.
• The texts on the coin are in Luxembourgish, a language that is still widely spoken in addition to French and German.