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2 Doppie - Louis I
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 1663-1664 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#38 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Louis I, Prince of Monaco, facing right, with long flowing hair in the Baroque court style. The effigy is rendered with fine detail, the prince shown in armour or draped attire. A beaded inner border frames the design. The Latin legend encircles the periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | A crowned monogram or cipher of Louis I, enclosed within a wreath of laurel branches, the whole surmounted by a princely crown. The shield-shaped device at centre bears the arms of Monaco. The date appears within the circular Latin legend that encircles the periphery, with a beaded inner border separating the legend from the central device. |
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Louis I ruled Monaco under French protection following the 1641 Treaty of Péronne, which ended Grimaldi dependence on Spain after nearly a century and a half of Castilian alignment. The shift in political allegiance required coinage that visually and materially confirmed the new order — high-purity gold struck in a principality with almost no domestic commercial need for it, minted for prestige as much as exchange.
The two-year production window likely reflects the small scale of the Monaco mint, which operated intermittently and never rivaled neighboring Savoyard or Genoese output.