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100 Francs - Albert I Obverse trial
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 1891 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely blank, without any design, inscription, or device, consistent with its status as a uniface obverse trial strike intended solely to assess the quality and appearance of the obverse die. The field shows evidence of a plain, unworked surface, retaining the raw character of a trial planchet. A plain rim is present at the periphery. |
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This is a trial piece for a 100 Francs denomination that was never issued for circulation under Albert I — Monaco's monetary ambitions at this scale did not materialize, leaving pattern and essai strikes as the only physical record of the proposal. The Gadoury reference places it firmly within the documented Monaco essai series, but surviving examples are exceptionally rare by any measure.