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200 francs - Principauté de Monaco
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | Nouveau franc (1960-2001) |
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| Obverse description | Orange guilloche underprint with a central portrait vignette of Princess Grace Patricia Kelly set against a stained-glass-style background, accompanied by her monogram. Inscriptions identify her as Princesse Consort de Monaco (1929–1982), with ESSAY and SPÉCIMEN overprints and a serial number panel at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCIPAUTÉ DE MONACO 200 DEUX CENT FRANCS NON REMBOURSABLE . ESSAY . SPÉCIMEN GRACE PATRICIA KELLY PRINCESSE CONSORT DE MONACO 1929 - 1982 2018 200 B 000099 200 GabrisBanknote 2018 |
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Monaco has no central bank of its own and uses the euro as its official currency under a monetary agreement with the EU — which makes a 2018 paper franc note an immediate curiosity. This is almost certainly a privately produced fantasy or novelty piece, not an instrument issued by any recognized Monégasque monetary authority. The Principality's last genuine franc-denominated notes circulated decades ago under arrangements tied to the French franc.
Gabris is a Slovakia-based designer known for producing fantasy banknotes for micronations and commemorative purposes. A simple watermark as the sole listed security feature is consistent with that market.