2017 Luxembourg €2 Coin Issue "Grand Duke Guillaume III 200 Years"

• 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.

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This issue commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Grand-Duke Guillaume III.

William III (1817–1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890. He was also the Duke of Limburg from 1849 until the abolition of the duchy in 1866. William was the son of King William II and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. On the abdication of his grandfather William I in 1840, he became the Prince of Orange. On the death of his father in 1849, he succeeded as King of the Netherlands.