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4 Pettachi ou patacs - Honoré II
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 1640 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large crowned capital letter H occupies the central field, serving as the monogram of Honoré II. The crown above the H is rendered in a stylized form typical of Monegasque princely coinage of the period. The surrounding circular Latin legend incorporates the date, reading DEO. IVVANTE. 1640., meaning 'With God's help, 1640.' The overall design is bold and simple, suited to the small copper denomination, with the flan showing characteristic irregularity of hammered production. |
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Honoré II struck these copper pettachi in the years immediately following his 1633 proclamation as Prince of Monaco — the first time that title had been used for the ruler of the territory. The issue coincides with Monaco's formal shift into the French sphere of influence via the Treaty of Péronne, which expelled the Spanish garrison that had occupied the Rock since 1605. Small copper coinage of this type circulated almost entirely within Monaco's own borders, and surviving examples from this reign are genuinely scarce; the principality's tiny population meant production runs were correspondingly modest.