| Description : Shown here are two members of the Princely Carabinier Company
in front of the western façade and the main gate of the Princely Palace, designed by Marc‐Antoine Grigho
around 1678 and surmounted by the coat of arms of Monaco. The Grimaldi family, originally a Genoese noble family, has
resided here since 1297. On the right, a restored tower with swallow‐tail battlements, formerly part of the Genoese
castle built in 1191. Above, the issuing state is named "MONACO", flanked on the left by a cornucopia as a sign of the
French mint Monnaie de Paris in Plessac, and on the right by the mint master's mark Yves Sampos, a pentagon.
At the bottom are the dates "1817‐2017". (each flanked by a diamond borrowed from the coat of arms of Monaco) and
"CARABINIERS DU PRINCE" (Princely Carabiniers). |
