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1 décime - Honoré V essai
1838 year| Copper | 16 g | 32 mm |
| Issuer | Monaco |
|---|---|
| Prince | Honoré V (1819-1841) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1838 |
| Value | 1 Decime (0.10) |
| Currency | Ancien franc (1837-1960) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 16 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#149838 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Denomination above date
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UN
DECIME
1838
M
C
Engraver: Émile Rogat
Comment
Weight between 14g and 18gThere are single-sided obverse proofs, single-sided reverse proofs and the unadopted proof pictured on the numista sheet.
obverse single-sided proof 1838 (photo MDC Monaco)
In 1837 - 1838, Prince Honoré V organized a monetary competition between M. Borrel and E. Rogat.
The competition was won by the former.
In the 2nd half of the 19th century, the Belgian C. Würden, using the hallmarks of the Rogat project, had a wide range of coins minted by the Menning Frères workshop in Brussels.
These coins never circulated as official specie, but in view of the interest shown in them by collectors, they are listed in the Gadoury.
There are 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 40 franc coins in silver, gold, copper, pewter, bronze and white metal, struck on both sides, single-sided obverse or single-sided reverse.
5 francs silver (photo MDC Monaco)
20 francs copper with incomplete date (photo MDC Monaco)
40 francs copper gilt (photo MDC Monaco)
pair of 40 francs copper obverse and reverse with incomplete date (photo MDC Monaco)
40 francs gold (photo taken at the Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies in Monaco)
20 francs or (photo taken at the Monaco Stamp and Coin Museum)
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Pattern 1 décime - Honoré V (essai) 1838 from Monaco made of Copper weighing 16 g is that it is a rare and highly sought-after collector's item. It was minted in 1838 as a trial coin for the Principality of Monaco, and only a small number of coins were produced, making it a valuable and unique addition to any coin collection.
