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5 Francs - Rainier III Trial
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Value | 5 Francs (5 MCF) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of Prince Rainier III of Monaco, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail. The engraver's signature R. JOLY appears in small letters below the truncation of the bust. The legend RAINIER III - PRINCE DE MONACO arcs around the upper periphery, while the date 1971 is positioned in the lower field below the portrait. The word ESSAI, denoting the trial or pattern status of the piece, appears on the truncation. |
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| Reverse lettering | RR 5 FRANCS |
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Trial strikes for Monegasque coinage required explicit approval from the French Mint in Paris, which retained supervisory authority over Monaco's coin production under the terms of the 1865 Franco-Monegasque monetary convention and its successors. The 1971 essais were produced in controlled quantities — typically around 500 pieces — distributed almost exclusively through official channels, meaning genuine circulation examples do not exist.