| Description : In 1512, King Louis XII of France recognised Monegasque
independence. The coin shows the portrait of Lucien I, Lord of Monaco (1481‐1523), who defended Monaco in 1507
against a superior Genoese force. The design of the coin, which is based on a painting attributed to Ambrogio de Predis in
the early 16th century, is by Robert Prat. The lower left‐hand side shows "LUCIEN 1er", flanked in a
circle by a lozenge borrowed from the coat of arms of Monaco, and the inscription "1512 SOUVERAINETÉ DE
MONACO 2012" (Monaco's independence). On the left‐hand side is a cornucopia as a symbol of the French mint
Monnaie de Paris in Plessac, and on the right‐hand side a pentagon as the mint master's mark Yves Sampos. |
