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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 364126, member: 39&quot;]Nice piece; I have one of those too. :thumb: As for why these were issued - in 2007 Luxembourg was European Capital of Culture; not just the city but an entire region covering Luxemburg (the country), Wallonie (BE), Lorraine (FR), Saarland (DE) and Rhineland-Palatinate (DE). The big &quot;Constantine&quot; exhibition in Trier was Rhineland-Palatinate&#039;s main contribution to that event, and the City Initiative with the local savings bank issued the Konstantinthaler on that occasion.</p><p><br /></p><p>The initial mintage was 10,000 (made by a private mint in Bochum, North Rhine Westphalia) and those were sold out pretty quickly. Then 20,000 more were made - people could use them for payments or would collect them. The Konstantinthaler was not legal tender of course but most local businesses accepted it, until 31-Dec-2007, like a €10 note. Until 31-Mar-2008 it could be redeemed at the Trier savings bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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