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2399
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MONACO - MONACO
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2399
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MONACO - MONACO
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
MONACO - MONACO
Honoré V (1819–1841). Medal commemorating the construction of the Pont du Carrei (Careï) in Menton (architect: Charles Fortier; struck by Borrel, 1838, Monaco).
Obverse: HONORÉ V – PRINCE OF MONACO. Bare head facing right; signature BORREL. F.
Reverse: Within a wreath formed of two laurel branches: PONS CARREI / MUNIFICENTIA / PRINCIPIS. / C. A. DE VILLAREY / PRÆFECTO. / C. FORTIER ARCHte / (date) and in the exergue MONACO.
G.MC119b – L. Stefanini, BSFN, October 2020; Copper – 30.09 g – 37 mm – 6 h
Top Pop: this is the finest graded specimen!
NGC MS 62 (8769697-001).
Featuring the obverse of the 5-franc Borrel coin (G.MC107). Smooth edge. Minimal casting defects on the blank. Even wear with a brown patina and traces of the original colour around the raised areas. Very Good to Superb.
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