50 Centimes - Louis II

Issuer	Crédit Foncier de Monaco
Year	1924
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Composition	Cupro-aluminium
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Obverse description	A kneeling archer — representing Hercules Monoecus, the legendary patron of Monaco — is depicted in right profile in the central field, drawing a longbow with muscular tension rendered in a bold neoclassical style. To the left stands the crowned cross of Monaco, flanked by the motto DEO JUVANTE. The circular legend HERCUL·MONOEC· frames the upper portion of the field, while the date 1924 appears in the exergue. The engraver's signature E M LINDAUER is discreetly placed in the lower field. The design was executed by Edmond-Émile Lindauer, the prolific French engraver responsible for numerous Third Republic token and coin issues.
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Obverse lettering	HERCUL·MONOEC· DEO JVVANTE EM LINDAUER 1924
Reverse description	The central field displays the large denomination numerals '50' alongside the abbreviation 'C MES' (Centimes), with the Monegasque coat of arms — a lozenge-patterned shield — positioned prominently below. The upper circular legend reads CREDIT·FONCIER·DE·MONACO, while a secondary inner legend states REMB. JUSQU'AU 31 XBRE 1926, indicating the token's redemption deadline of 31 December 1926. The lower arc bears the legend BON P. CINQUANTE C MES, affirming the token's face value of fifty centimes. The overall design is characteristic of French emergency and necessity coinage of the early twentieth century, with clean typography and heraldic elements filling the field.
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