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100 Francs - Rainier III Piedfort Essai
| Issuer | Principality of Monaco |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#PE9, Gad#MC142 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | DEO JUVANTE ESSAI 100 FRANCS |
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Piéforts are struck at double the normal planchet thickness specifically for official presentation and archival purposes — Monaco's post-war essai program produced these not for circulation but as formal proofs of adopted designs submitted to the prince's administration for approval. Rainier III had assumed rule in 1949 following the death of Louis II, and the 1950 coinage series represented the first substantive rethinking of Monegasque silver issues under his name.
Surviving examples are exceptionally few; piéfort essais of this type were distributed in tiny quantities to officials and select collectors at issue.