Luc Luycx (; born 11 April 1958) is the designer of the common side of the

euro coins There are eight euro coin denominations, ranging from one cent to two euros (the euro is divided into a hundred cents). The coins first came into use in 2002. They have a common reverse, portraying a map of Europe, but each country in the eurozone ...

.Euro coins - European Commission
/ref>Euro Designer Luc Luycx
/ref> Photo of Luc Luycx
/ref> Luycx is a

computer engineer Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and computer software, software. C ...

and medallist. He was born in

Aalst, Belgium Aalst (; french: Alost, ; Brabantian dialect, Brabantian: ''Oilsjt'') is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality on the Dender River, northwest from Brussels in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, ...

and now lives in

Dendermonde Dendermonde (; french: Termonde, ) is a city in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, Mespelare, Oudegem, Schoonaarde, and Sint-Gillis-b ...

. Luycx worked for the Royal Belgian Mint.The designer of the euro coins Luc Luycx
/ref> He designed the euro coins in 1996. His signature on all euro coins is visible as two L letters connected together (LL). On the 2-euro coin, this is visible under the O of the word EURO on the common side.

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Embassy of Belgium in London - About the Euro Coins
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luycx, Luc 1958 births Living people People from Aalst, Belgium Coin designers Flemish designers

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