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5 Centimes - Honoré V large head
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 1837 |
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| Value | 5 Centimes (0.05) |
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| Obverse description | Large bare-headed bust of Honoré V, Prince of Monaco, facing left, with naturalistically rendered curly hair, engraved in a bold Romantic neoclassical style. The portrait is prominently sized within the field, occupying most of the coin's face. The circular legend reads HONORE V PRINCE DE MONACO around the upper periphery, with the engraver's signature BORREL F. inscribed in small letters at the base of the truncation. A toothed or beaded border frames the design at the rim. |
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| Reverse description | A three-line inscription within the field denoting the denomination and date, reading CINQ CENTIMES / 1837, flanked and encircled by a laurel or olive wreath tied at the base. Privy mark and mint mark appear below the wreath. The letters M and C, representing the Monaco mint, are present in the lower exergual area. |
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| Edge | Imprinted |
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