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In 1848 the Provisional Commission of the Government of Menton used different arms, with an orange tree and a chief with three stars. These are the arms of the May family from Villefranche.
In 1848 the Provisional Commission of the Government of Menton used different arms, with an orange tree and a chief with three stars. These are the arms of the May family from Villefranche.


The free canton with the letter F (during the rule of Napoleon III it was a N) was removed officially in the 1950s, but is currently used again.  
When Charles III of Monaco gave up his rights over the city (1861) and ceded them to Napoleon III, the letter F of the French canton was replaced by an N for Napoleon between 1865 and 1870. The free canton with the letter F was removed officially in the 1950s, but is currently used again.  


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