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5 Sols - Honore II
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 1644 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, facing right, depicted with flowing hair and lace collar, rendered in the baroque portrait style typical of mid-17th century coinage. The effigy occupies the central field of this irregularly shaped hammered flan. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust, reading HONORATVS. II. DG. PRINCEPS. MONOECI., separated by pellet stops. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The arms of Monaco — a shield bearing the characteristic lozengy fusilly pattern of the Grimaldi family, surmounted by a princely crown adorned with floral elements — occupy the central field. A horizontal scroll or banderole appears across the upper portion of the shield. The heraldic device is surrounded by a circular Latin legend reading DVX. VALENT. PAR. FRANCIAE. ET. C, separated by pellet stops, with a beaded inner border. |
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