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2 Euros - Albert II Foundation of the Fortress
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Engraver(s) | Luc Luycx |
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| Obverse lettering | MONACO 1215 - FONDATION DE LA FORTERESSE - 2015 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the standard European Union common design for the 2 euro denomination, featuring a relief map of the European continent rendered without internal national borders and extending beyond the coin's inner disc boundary. The face value 2 EURO appears to the left of the map, with the designer's initials LL for Luc Luycx positioned to the lower right. The outer ring is adorned with the twelve stars of the European Union evenly spaced around the circumference. |
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This coin commemorates the foundation of the Monaco fortress, traditionally dated to 1215, when the Genoese Ghibelline faction under François Grimaldi's ancestors began construction on the Rock — though the Grimaldi family didn't actually seize control until 1297, when François himself entered disguised as a Franciscan monk. The distinction between founding and conquering is one Monaco's official commemorative program tends to blur.
Struck by the Monnaie de Paris under its contract with the Principality, as Monaco operates no mint of its own.