5 Francs - Rainier III

Features

Issuer	Monaco
Prince	Rainier III (1949-2005)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1970-1995
Value	5 Francs (5 MCF)
Currency	Nouveau franc (1960-2001)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	10 g
Diameter	29 mm
Thickness	2.20 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 2419
References	KM# 150 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Gad 1789# MC153 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , Schön# 26 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Portrait of Rainier III. to the right with the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RAINIER III - PRINCE DE MONACO
R. JOLY
1974

Translation:
Rainier III - Prince of Monaco
R. Joly
1974

Engraver: Raymond Joly

Reverse

The value below a monogram and crown, all flanked by lined designs

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RR
5
FRANCS

Engraver: Raymond Joly

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Marks

	Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974)
	Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994)
	Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000)

Comments

Nickel and copper proofs and prototypes dating from 1970, quantities unknown, exist for this 5-franc coin.
1st nickel proof (photo MDC Monaco)

1st single-sided nickel proof (photo MDC Monaco)

1st single-sided copper proof (photo MDC Monaco)

2nd nickel proof (photo MDC Monaco)

2nd single-sided nickel proof (photo MDC Monaco)

2nd single-sided copper proof (photo MDC Monaco)

nickel prototypes (photo 1 Monnaies d'Antan - photo 2 MDC Monaco)

FDC 1974 series

FDC 1975 series

FDC 1976 series

FDC 1982 series

Brillant Universel series 1995

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Il existe pour cette pièce de 5 francs des épreuves en nickel et en cuivre et des prototypes qui datent de 1970, quantités inconnues
1ère épreuve en nickel (photo MDC Monaco)

1ère épreuve uniface en nickel (photo MDC Monaco)

1ère épreuve uniface en cuivre (photo MDC Monaco)

2ème épreuve en nickel (photo MDC Monaco)

2ème épreuve uniface en nickel (photo MDC Monaco)

2ème épreuve uniface en cuivre (photo MDC Monaco)

prototypes en nickel (photo 1 Monnaies d'Antan - photo 2 MDC Monaco)

série FDC 1974

série FDC 1975

série FDC 1976

série FDC 1982

série Brillant Universel 1995

Present in sets

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1970							1st testing in nickel - unknown print	0%
1970							2nd testing in nickel - unknown print	0%
1970							prototype - 5 examples ?	0%
1970							uniface testing 1st test - unknown print	0%
1970							uniface testing 2nd test - unknown print	0%
1971	250 000	$ 1.70	$ 3.50	$ 3.50	$ 3.90	$ 4.50		52%
1974	145 000		$ 2.20	$ 3.20	$ 3.20	$ 5.20	7.000 in FDC series	31%
1975	14 000			$ 14	$ 18	$ 22	7.500 in FDC series	7%
1976	14 000			$ 19	$ 20	$ 20	6.000 in FDC series	6%
1977	14 500			$ 6.90	$ 6.90	$ 8.00		5%
1978	10 000							3%
1979	10 000			$ 11				3%
1982	152 200	$ 3.50	$ 3.60	$ 4.10	$ 4.20	$ 6.40	10.000 in FDC series	30%
1989	35 000			$ 9.30	$ 9.60			6%
1995	30 000			$ 12	$ 16	$ 17	In sets only	9%

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