Live auction - fwo_501322 - MONACO - PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO - RAINIER III Essai de 100 francs or 1950 Paris
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| Estimate : | 1 400 € |
| Price : | 1 050 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 100 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 September 2019 19:29:43 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Essai de 100 francs or
Date: 1950
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 500
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 25,5 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
L’exemplaire a été légèrement nettoyé et présente des petits coups à l’avers sur le visage du prince
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection R. P
Obverse
Obverse legend : RAINIER III PRINCE DE MONACO/ 1950.
Obverse description : Tête nue de Rainier III à gauche ; au-dessous, signé P. TURIN.
Reverse
Reverse legend : DEO JUVANTE/ 100 FRANCS/ ESSAI.
Reverse description : Écu soutenu par deux moines surmonté d'une couronne.
Commentary
Pour la pièce de 100 francs, 500 essais en or et 325 piéforts dans le même métal au double du poids (51 g) furent frappés.
Historical background
MONACO - PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO - RAINIER III
(1949-2005)
Rainier III (1921-2005) succeeded his grandfather Louis II on November 9, 1949. In 1956, he married the American actress Grace Kelly who became Princess Grace (who died in 1982). Under his reign, the Principality was modernized. His son Albert II succeeds him.
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