Live auction - fwo_604412 - MONACO Essai de 1 Franc bronze-aluminium Louis II n.d. Paris

MONACO Essai de 1 Franc bronze-aluminium Louis II n.d. Paris MS

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Estimate :	350 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	28 July 2020 19:58:52

Type : Essai de 1 Franc bronze-aluminium Louis II

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Paris

Quantity minted : 300

Metal : bronze-aluminium

Diameter : 23,05 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,88 g.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R1

Catalogue references :

G.2019.132 - KM20/E8

Obverse

Obverse legend : LOUIS II PRINCE DE MONACO.

Obverse description : Tête à gauche de Louis II ; signé L. MAUBERT.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 1 - 1/ FRANC/ ESSAI.

Reverse description : Écu aux armes des Grimaldi soutenu par deux moines posé sur un manteau couronné.

Commentary

Ce type a été frappé en aluminium et bronze-aluminium en 1943. Le type en bronze-aluminium a été mis en circulation en 1945.
This type was struck in aluminum and aluminum-bronze in 1943. The aluminum-bronze type was put into circulation in 1945