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1 Ecu - Honoré II
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 1654-1662 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | HON.II.D:G.PRIN.MONOECI. (Translation: Honoré II by the grace of God prince of Monaco.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Honoré II secured the title "Prince" from Louis XIII in 1612 — the first ruler of Monaco to hold that rank — but spent decades navigating between Spanish and French suzerainty before formally aligning with France in 1641 under the Treaty of Péronne. These écus, struck across nearly a decade of that new arrangement, reflect a principality still asserting independent coinage rights despite its precarious geopolitical position between two major powers. The weight standard follows the French écu blanc closely, a deliberate alignment with the new patron state.