Coin Monaco 2 Euros Commémo. BE 2015 - First fortress - Etui carton légèrement abimé

2 EURO COIN MONACO COMMÉMO. BE 2015 - FIRST FORTRESS

Coin 2 Euros Monaco Commemorative 2015 - Mint BE.

Quality : BE (Belle Epreuve).

Production run: 10,000 pieces.

Bi-metallic (centre: nickel silver - ring: cupronickel) - 8 5 g - 25 75 mm in diameter - 2 20 mm thick.

Edge: striated and inscribed with a 2 followed by two stars, repeated six times, alternating right side up and down.

Theme: 800th anniversary of the construction of the first fortress on the rock (1215-2015). It was a detachment of Ghibellines from Italy who built the first fortress on the Rock of Monaco under the orders of Fulco Del Cassello. It was not until 1297 that a Grimaldi seized the fortress by infiltrating it under the disguise of a Franciscan monk - a famous episode in the history of the Grimaldis. Today, this Monaco 2 euro coin commemorates the birth of the microstate with the construction of the first fortress, which, although not impregnable, nevertheless contributed to Monaco's stability.