Catalog
2 Patacchi - Honoré II
| Issuer | Principality of Monaco |
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| Year | 1640 |
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| Weight | 0.7 g |
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| Obverse lettering | HON. II. D.G. PRINC. MONOECI. ET. C. |
| Reverse description | A crowned ornate capital letter H occupies the central field, surmounted by a princely crown. The surrounding Latin legend DEO IVVANTE encircles the device, invoking divine assistance. In the exergue, the denomination mark P.2. indicates the value of 2 Patacchi. The overall style is consistent with small copper hammered coinage of mid-17th century Monaco. |
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Honoré II secured formal recognition of Monegasque sovereignty from Louis XIII in 1641 — just one year after this coin was struck — making this issue part of the transitional moment when Monaco shifted from Spanish protection to French. The patacchio was a small-denomination copper struck for local circulation, and Monaco's output was tiny enough that survival in any condition is genuinely uncommon.