Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Cavallo - Louis I
| Issuer | Monaco |
|---|---|
| Year | 1673-1693 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Livre tournois (781-1795) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Crowned shield of arms of Monaco, displaying the distinctive Grimaldi fusilly pattern of lozenges in the field. The princely crown surmounts the escutcheon. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading LVD I D G PRIN MONOECI &C, identifying Louis I by name and title as Prince of Monaco by the grace of God. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A Maltese cross occupies the central field, with lozenge-shaped or diamond ornaments placed in each of the four angles between the arms of the cross. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design, incorporating the date 1673. The inscription CRVX HOSTIVM VICTRIX translates as 'The cross, conqueror of enemies,' reflecting the devotional and dynastic character typical of Monegasque coinage of this period. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |