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5 centimes - Honoré V essai
1838 year| Copper | 10 g | 28 mm |
| Issuer | Monaco |
|---|---|
| Prince | Honoré V (1819-1841) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1838 |
| Value | 5 Centimes (0.05) |
| Currency | Ancien franc (1837-1960) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#24961 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 87% |
Reverse
FIVE CENTS 1838 hands clasped (bona fide) M C in an oak wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CINQ
CENTIMES
1838
M
C
Engraver: Émile Rogat
Edge
Plain
Comment
Weight between 9g and 11gThere are single-sided obverse proofs, single-sided reverse proofs and the unadopted proof pictured on the numista sheet.
In 1837 - 1838, Prince Honoré V organized a monetary competition between M. Borrel and E. Rogat. 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 have never circulated as official specie, but given 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.
quarter franc in pewter (photo MDC Monaco)
silver quarter franc (photo MDC Monaco)
demi franc bronze uniface (photo MDC Monaco)
2 francs copper uniface (photo MDC Monaco)
Interesting fact
The Pattern 5 centimes - Honoré V (essai) 1838 from Monaco, made of Copper weighing 10g, is a rare and unique coin. It is considered a pattern coin, meaning it was struck as a trial or sample coin, and not intended for circulation. This coin features the image of Prince Honoré V of Monaco on one side and the Monaco coat of arms on the other. It is interesting to note that this coin was minted in 1838, during a time when Monaco was still a relatively new principality, having been established in 1814. Today, this coin is highly sought after by collectors and is considered a valuable piece of Monaco's numismatic history.
