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2 Euros - Albert II 1st map
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Composition | Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a bare-headed right-facing effigy of Prince Albert II of Monaco, engraved in high relief against a deeply mirrored field. The legend MONACO arcs across the upper portion of the inner circle, while the date 2006 appears in the exergue below the portrait. Twelve five-pointed stars are evenly distributed around the outer copper-nickel ring, framing the central design in the standard European Union style. The engraver's initials and mint mark appear discreetly at the base of the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | MONACO 2006 |
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Monaco's 2006 euro issues were struck under a special arrangement with the European Union, which restricts non-eurozone microstates to minting euro coinage only in quantities proportional to their tiny population — a few tens of thousands of pieces annually. The result is structurally low mintages across all Monégasque denominations, with this Albert II issue among the first to bear his effigy following his accession in April 2005 after the death of Rainier III.
The "1st map" designation distinguishes it from issues after 2008, when the eurozone map reverse was updated to include Cyprus and Malta.