Euro of Monaco

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

Obverse Reverse
1 cent
2002-
16,25 mm
2,30 g
steel, copper
1 euro cent 1 cent euro Monaco
2 cents
2002-
18,75 mm
3,06 g
steel, copper
2 euro cents 2 cents euro Monaco
5 cents
2002-
21,25 mm
3,92 g
steel, copper
5 euro cents 5 cents euro Monaco
10 cents
2002-
19,75 mm
4,10 g
nordic gold
10 euro cents 10 cents euro Monaco
20 cents
2002-
22,25 mm
5,74 g
nordic gold
20 euro cents 20 cents euro Monaco
50 cents
2002-
24,25 mm
7,80 g
nordic gold
50 euro cents 50 cents euro Monaco
1 euro
2002-2006
23,25 mm
7,50 g
nickel, brass, copper
1 euro 1 euro Monaco
2 euro
2002-2006
25,75 mm
8,50 g
nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2 euro Monaco

Prince Albert II of Monaco

1 euro
2006-
23,25 mm
7,50 g
nickel, brass, copper
1 euro 1 euro Monaco 2007
2 euro
2006-
25,75 mm
8,50 g
nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2 euro Monaco 2006

2 euro commemorative coins

2007
25th anniversary of the death of Grace Kelly
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2007
2011
Wedding between Prince Albert II and Charlene Wittstock
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2011
2012
500th anniversary of the establishment of Monaco’s sovereignty by Lucien I Grimaldi
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2012
2013
20th anniversary of the ONU joining
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2013
2015
800th Anniversary of the Construction of the first Fortress on the Rock
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2016
2016
150th anniversary of the founding of Monte Carlo by Charles III
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2016
2017
200 Years since the establishment of the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2017
2018
250 years since the birth of François Joseph Bosio
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2018
2019
200th anniversary of Honoré's V accession to the throne
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2019
2020
300 years since the birth of Honoré III
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2020
2021
10 years since the wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and Charlene, Princess of Monaco
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2021
2022
100th anniversary of the death of Prince Albert I
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2022
2023
100th anniversary of the birth of Prince Rainier III
2 euro commemorative Monaco 2023