Euro Coins of Monaco
Monaco has been authorized by the European Union to use the euro as its official currency, although not being part of the European Monetary Union, due to the usage of the French franc as legal tender.
At the beginning, the national sides of the euro coins of Monaco shown:
- 1, 2 and 5 cents: coat of arms of the Grimaldi family, which is also the emblem of the Principality of Monaco;
- 10, 20 and 50 cents: a knight, present in the state seal;
- 1 euro: portrait of Prince Rainier III and Prince Albert II of Monaco;
- 2 euro: portrait of Prince Rainier of Monaco.
The national side changed in 2006, after the death in 2005 of the Rainier, showing:
- 1, 2 and 5 cents: the coat of arms of the Grimaldi family;
- 10, 20 and 50 cents: the monogram of Prince Albert II;
- 1 and 2 euro: the image of Prince Albert II.
All the coins present the word "Monaco" and the 12 stars of the EU, the mark of the mint, and the symbol of the directors of the Mint. The Principality of Monaco mints its own coins in the French Mint, the Monnaie de Paris.
Prince Rainier III of Monaco
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| 1 cent 2002- 16,25 mm 2,30 g steel, copper |
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| 2 cents 2002- 18,75 mm 3,06 g steel, copper |
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| 5 cents 2002- 21,25 mm 3,92 g steel, copper |
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| 10 cents 2002- 19,75 mm 4,10 g nordic gold |  |
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| 20 cents 2002- 22,25 mm 5,74 g nordic gold |  |
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| 50 cents 2002- 24,25 mm 7,80 g nordic gold |  |
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| 1 euro 2002-2006 23,25 mm 7,50 g nickel, brass, copper |
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| 2 euro 2002-2006 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper |
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Prince Albert II of Monaco
| 1 euro 2006- 23,25 mm 7,50 g nickel, brass, copper |
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| 2 euro 2006- 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper |
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2 euro commemorative coins
| 2007 25th anniversary of the death of Grace Kelly |
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| 2011 Wedding between Prince Albert II and Charlene Wittstock |
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| 2012 500th anniversary of the establishment of Monaco’s sovereignty by Lucien I Grimaldi |
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| 2013 20th anniversary of the ONU joining |
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| 2015 800th Anniversary of the Construction of the first Fortress on the Rock |
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| 2016 150th anniversary of the founding of Monte Carlo by Charles III |
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| 2017 200 Years since the establishment of the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince |
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| 2018 250 years since the birth of François Joseph Bosio |
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| 2019 200th anniversary of Honoré's V accession to the throne |
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| 2020 300 years since the birth of Honoré III |
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| 2021 10 years since the wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and Charlene, Princess of Monaco |
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| 2022 100th anniversary of the death of Prince Albert I |
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| 2023 100th anniversary of the birth of Prince Rainier III |
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