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5 francs - Rainier III piéfort cupronickel
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Engraver(s) | Raymond Joly |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Prince Rainier III facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and mustache, as engraved by Raymond Joly. The circular legend reads RAINIER III - PRINCE DE MONACO around the upper periphery, with the engraver's signature R. JOLY visible below the portrait truncation. The date 1971 appears in the lower field, flanked by two small mint marks, and the design is bordered by a toothed inner rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the interlaced double-R crowned monogram of Prince Rainier III in elegant calligraphic script, surmounted by a detailed princely crown topped with a cross. The numeral 5 is incorporated prominently within the monogram, and the denomination FRANCS appears in the lower field. Six ornamental cross-hatched square lozenge devices are symmetrically arranged around the monogram in the field, the whole design bordered by a toothed inner rim. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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