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10 Centimes - Rainier III Silver Piedfort Essai
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Weight | 7.7 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of Prince Rainier III, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and facial features. The truncation of the bust displays a small crown device. The engraver's signature SIMON appears in small letters beneath the neck. The circular legend RAINIER III PRINCE DE MONACO runs along the upper periphery, with the date 1962 positioned at the lower exergual border. |
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| Reverse description | A knight in armour, identified as the Monk Knight of the Grimaldi dynasty, stands facing and holding an upright sword in his right hand while his left arm shields the crowned coat of arms of the House of Grimaldi. The heraldic device features the distinctive lozengy pattern of the Grimaldi arms surmounted by the princely crown. The motto DEO JUVANTE arcs across the upper field, while the denomination 10 CENTIMES and the word ESSAI appear in the lower portion of the legend, confirming the piece's status as a pattern strike. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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