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Jeton de deux frcs - Cercle de Monaco ND
1863 year| Silver | 7 g | 28 mm |
| Location | Monaco |
|---|---|
| Type | Trade tokens › Casino chips and tokens |
| Year | 1863 |
| Value | 2 Francs |
| Currency | Ancien franc (1837-1960) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#359634 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CERCLE
DE
MONACO
Edge
Smooth, presence of a punch bee, mark of Alfred Renouard de Bussière, director of the Monnaie de Paris from 1860 to 1879.
Comment
Referenced 2b by Thomas C. DAY in his catalog "CASINO TOKENS OF MONTE-CARLO".This token was used to pay for drinks inside the Cercle de Monaco.
Created for the Casino on the arrival of François Blanc, this undated token was struck by the Monnaie de Paris in May 1863, to avoid the inconvenience of Honoré V's coins.
It prefigures the Charles III issues designed by Ponscarne in 1874, and explains the manufacturing monopoly granted to the Monnaie de Paris by the Franco-Monegasque convention of November 9, 1865 (article 17).
The weight of this token varies between 6.75g and 7g.
