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2 Francs - Rainier III Essai
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bare-headed portrait bust of Prince Rainier III of Monaco, rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail by engraver Georges Simon, whose signature appears in small characters below the truncation. The circular legend RAINIER·III·PRINCE·DE·MONACO runs along the periphery, with a small decorative floral ornament visible at the lower left of the field. The portrait displays strong modelling of facial features and hair, in a restrained, dignified style characteristic of mid-twentieth-century French medallic art. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of the elaborately interlaced crowned princely monogram of Rainier III — the intertwined letters R and M beneath a heraldic crown — executed in a refined Renaissance-revival cipher style. The denomination 2 FRANCS is inscribed in large letters arcing across the upper field, while the date 1979 appears at the bottom, flanked by small decorative leaf ornaments. The word ESSAI is engraved in the lower exergue beneath the date, identifying this piece as a pattern or trial strike. The overall composition is clean and uncluttered, with the monogram dominating the central field against a smooth background. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 FRANCS 1979 ESSAI |
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