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| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1974 - - 1,000 |
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Essai pieces struck by the Monnaie de Paris for Monaco were produced in extremely limited numbers — typically no more than 500 examples — as official trial strikes submitted for approval rather than public circulation. This 1974 gold essai was never adopted for a circulating issue; Monaco's monetary agreement with France meant that French franc coinage remained the practical currency of the principality, and large-denomination Monégasque gold pieces functioned almost entirely as collector and presentation items. The Gadoury reference MC156 confirms its status within the established essai sequence for Rainier III's reign.