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2017 Luxembourg €2 Coin Issue "Volunteer Army 50 Years"

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  • Mint: Royal Dutch Mint
  • Denomination: €2
  • Quality: UNC/BU
  • Issue limit: 300K/7.5K
  • Alloy: Base Metal
  • Diameter: 25.75 mm
  • Weight: 8.5 grams
  • UNC version in baggie. BU version in card.
 

Additional Information

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The Luxembourg Army is the national military of Luxembourg. The army has been an all-volunteer force since 1967.

It has a current strength of approximately 450 professional soldiers—340 enlisted recruits and 100 civilians—with a total budget of $369 million, or 0.9% of GDP.

The army is under civilian control, with the Grand Duke as Commander-in-Chief. The Minister for Defence, currently Etienne Schneider, oversees army operations. The professional head of the army is the Chief of Defence, who answers to the minister.

Luxembourg has participated in the Eurocorps, has contributed troops to the UNPROFOR and IFOR missions in former Yugoslavia, and has participated with a small contingent in the current NATO SFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Luxembourg troops have also deployed to Afghanistan, to support ISAF. The army has also participated in humanitarian relief missions such as setting up refugee camps for Kurds and providing emergency supplies to Albania.

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