Time Period: 1837-1838 - Monegasque Franc

Timeline

  • 07.03.1837
  • Princely decree on the establishment of a mint and the issuance of coins in the French standard; effective immediately:
    :- Gold: 40, 20, 10 Francs (not issued)
    - Silver: 5, 2, 1, ½ Franc (only the 5 Francs was issued)
    - Copper: 20, 10, 5 Cents (only the 10, 5 Cents were issued). Dekret zur Eröffnung der Münzstätte und Prägung von Münzen nach französischem Standard; tritt sofort in Kraft
  • ??.??.1838
  • Stop of operations of the Monaco mint


Time Period: 1865-1998 - French Franc

Timeline

  • 09.11.1865
  • Convention between France and Monaco on a customs union and on good neighborhood relations; ratified on 05.12.1865
  • 21.09.1876
  • Approval by the Latin Monetary Union of the issuance of coins of 100, 20 Francs in gold:
    - Issuance started in September 1878 (20 Francs) and February 1881 (100 Francs).
  • 28.04.1920
  • Ordinance [No. 2860] on the issuance of paper emergency money of 2, 1, ½ Franc by the Treasury, valid until 31.12.1922; effective 01.05.1920:
    - The actual denominations were 1 Franc, 50, 25 Cent (the ordinance was not altered).
  • 13.07.1922
  • Ordinance [No. 19] on the establishment of the state-owned Hypotecary Bank (Crédit-Foncier) of Monaco; effective upon constitution of the bank on 25.07.1922
  • 09.11.1923
  • Ordinance [No. 169] on the issuance of metallic emergency money of 2, 1, ½ Franc by the Hypotecary Bank, valid until 21.09.1926, to replace the 1920 emergency money; effective 01.01.1924:
    - Validity was extended to 31.12.1929.
  • 04.01.1925
  • Ordinances [No. 296, 02.01.1925] and [No. 304] on the unilimited legal tnder status of the French banknotes and coins; effective 15.01.1925
  • 18.07.1943
  • Ordinance [No. 2752] on the issuance of subsidiary coins of 2, 1 Francs during the German occupation of France; effective immediately
  • 01.01.1960
  • Start of issuance of French banknotes and coins after the currency reform of 27.12.1958:
    - 09.02.1960: Ordinance [No. 2187] on the issuance of a subsidiary coin of 5 Francs
    - 09.02.1960: Ordinance [No. 2188] on the issuance of a subsidiary coin of 1 Franc
    - 12.08.1963: Ordinance [No. 3033] on the issuance of a subsidiary coin of 10 Cents
    - 12.08.1963: Ordinance [No. 3034] on the issuance of a subsidiary coin of 20 Cents
    - 12.08.1963: Ordinance [No. 3035] on the issuance of a subsidiary coin of 50 Cents; demonetized on 01.11.1965 by Ordinance [No. 3388] of 25.09.1965 and replaced by a coin of ½ Franc by Ordinance [No. 3494] of 11.02.1966.


Time Period: 1999- // - European Euro

Timeline

  • 15.12.1998
  • Ordinance [Nr. 13827] Introduction of the European Euro as a unit of account (while retaining the national banknotes and coins); effective 01.01.1999
  • 29.12.2000
  • Bilateral agreement [CELEX 22002A0531(01)] with France on the issuance of Monegasque subsidiary coin in Euro (fixing the annual quota to 0.2% of the French quota which is reduces accordingly; effective 17.01.2002 by Monegaque Ordinance [No. 13827] which legalized the issuance.
    - 28.11.2011: French agreement [CELEX 32012D0128(01)] with the European Union, set the quota for Monegasque Euro coins to EUR 2'340'000 (plus a variable quota determined from the French issuance of the previous year).