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5 Francs - Rainier III Essai
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 1960-1966 |
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| Currency | Nouveau franc (1960-2001) |
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| Obverse lettering | RAINIER III PRINCE DE MONACO P. TURIN 1966 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Essai pieces from Monaco in this period were struck specifically for presentation to the Conseil Numismatique and select institutional collectors — they were never intended for circulation and exist in strictly limited numbers. Rainier III used such issues in part to assert Monaco's continued status as a sovereign minting authority at a time when the principality's monetary arrangements with France were under periodic renegotiation.
KM#E56 is among the heavier gold essais of the series, struck in .920 fineness rather than the finer standard used for some contemporary French issues.