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2 Doppie - Honoré II

Issuer Monaco
Year 1648-1650
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Currency Livre tournois (781-1795)
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Obverse description Draped bust of Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, facing right, with long flowing hair. The effigy is rendered in the baroque portrait style characteristic of mid-17th century hammered coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust within a beaded inner border. The portrait displays considerable relief typical of hammered gold coinage of this period.
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Reverse description Four crowned interlaced H monograms arranged in cruciform, forming a symmetrical cross pattern at the centre of the field, with fleurs-de-lis occupying each of the four angles between the arms of the cross. A small ornamental device appears at the centre of the composition. The date appears within the surrounding circular Latin legend, which is enclosed by a beaded border. The overall design reflects the heraldic style common to Italian and Monégasque gold coinage of the mid-17th century.
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