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Dynastie des Grimaldi 1297-1997
| Location | Monaco |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | A chain mail-clad Grimaldi knight on a caparisoned horse galloping to the right, brandishing a sword aloft. The field is decorated with a bold lozenge pattern in relief referencing the Grimaldi heraldic arms, with the letters of MONACO distributed around the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | MONACO |
| Reverse description | Full-length figure of François Grimaldi disguised as a Franciscan monk, concealing a sword beneath his habit, standing before the arched portcullis gate and drawbridge chain of the Monaco Palace. The circular legend arcs around the upper field, with the founding and commemorative dates in two lines in the lower exergue. |
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