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Live auction - fwo_456611 - MONACO - PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO - ALBERT I 100 Francs or 1891 Paris

MONACO - PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO - ALBERT I 100 Francs or 1891 Paris AU/AU
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Estimate : 1 600 €
Price : 1 500 €
Maximum bid : 2 000 €
End of the sale : 12 December 2017 18:26:48
bidders : 3 bidders
Type : 100 Francs or
Date: 1891
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 20000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 35 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 32,21 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection du Docteur Frédéric Nordmann

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// 18-91/ 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 ont été frappées en 1891, 1895, 1896, 1901 et 1904. Fabriquées pour les besoins du casino et du tourisme, elles ont souvent été gardées en souvenir.

Historical background


MONACO - PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO - ALBERT I

(09/10/1899-06/26/1922)

Albert (13/11/1848-26/06/1922) is the son of Charles III. He created the Oceanographic Institute of Paris in 1906, then the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco in 1910. He led numerous maritime expeditions from 1869 to his death. He gave the Principality its first Constitution in 1911 and signed a treaty with France in 1918 confirming the customs union and recognizing the independence of Monaco..

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