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1500 Francs CFA Princess Grace
| Issuer | Republic of Côte d'Ivoire |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 1500 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE 1500 FRANCS CFA |
| Reverse description | A right-facing draped bust of Princess Grace Patricia of Monaco occupies the central field, rendered in fine relief with detailed hair styling characteristic of her iconic appearance. A dotted inner border frames the design. The upper circular legend reads PRINCESSE GRACIA PATRICIA DE MONACO, while the lower portion of the field carries the inscriptions 0.5 grs or pur .9999 and the date 2012, flanked by the birth and death years 1929-1982. The portrait is struck against a dark, mirror-polished proof field, lending strong contrast to the frosted effigy. |
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Côte d'Ivoire has issued coins under its own name despite being a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, whose currency is managed by the Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest — an arrangement that technically limits individual member states from issuing independent coinage. These pieces are collector issues produced under licensing agreements, not circulating tender, and bear no relation to monetary policy in Abidjan.
Grace Kelly died in September 1982 following a stroke while driving on the Corniche near Monaco, thirty years before this coin's issue date.