Live auction - fwo_547545 - MONACO - PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO - ALBERT I 100 Francs or 1896 Paris
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Estimate : | 1 700 € |
Price : | no bid |
Maximum bid : | no bid |
End of the sale : | 03 December 2019 19:42:04 |
Type : 100 Francs or
Date: 1896
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 20000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 35 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 32,35 g.
Edge : cannelée
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie a été légèrement nettoyée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ALBERT I PRINCE - DE MONACO.
Obverse description : Tête nue d'Albert Ier à gauche ; signé O. Roty.
Reverse
Reverse legend : DEO JVVANTE// 18-96/ CENT FRANCS.
Reverse description : Écu couronné dans une couronne formée d'une palme et d'une branche d'olivier.
Reverse translation : (Avec l’aide de Dieu).
Commentary
Au total, 85.000 pièces d'or furent frappées en 1891, 1895, 1896, 1901 et 1904. Fabriquées pour les besoins du casino et du tourisme, elles ont souvent été gardées en souvenir.