Exonumia from France

The Carolingian dynasty founded a unified currency facilitating the development of trade in Europe. The Carolingian pound worth 20 Sols and therefore 240 silver Deniers, is the pillar of the monetary system that will last until the French revolution. But from the 9th century, the Carolingian Empire was subject to internal and external pressures that favored the emergence of local feudal powers. Each lordship took the opportunity to mint coins, causing a certain monetary disorder for several centuries. The accession to power of Hugh Capet marked a turning point. He and his successors Louis VI, Philip Augustus and Saint Louis, imposed the royal coinage, gradually buying back the monetary rights of the feudal lords. In 1641, Louis XIII created the Louis d'Or and reintroduced the silver Ecu and the copper Liard. After 1789, coinage did not escape the revolutionary phenomenon: in 1792, coins bearing the effigy of Louis XVI were replaced by the Sol aux Balances. Then the Franc reappears (the first "Franc à Cheval" and "Franc à Pied" were minted from the 14th century), with a fixed weight and decimal subdivisions. Napoleon then introduced the gold 40F and 20F and their subdivisions, all types that would go through the restoration and revolutions until the First World War. In the interwar period, in a context of general collapse of the economy, the Franc was devalued several times. In 1960, De Gaulle created the New Franc as part of European integration and its new monetary system. Finally, the Euro replaced the Franc on July 1st, 2002.
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Médaille Musée Beaux-Arts de Nantes [44]
1900

Commemorative medals › Event medal: Inauguration of the musée des beaux arts et de la bibliothèquede Nantes
Brass plated copper • 29.47 g • ⌀ 38 mm
A# 2372, N# 343507
Jeton - Maire de Nantes [44] - Louis Macé
1663

Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Copper • 6.7 g • ⌀ 29.7 mm
A# 3342S, N# 399530
10 francs - Marque de jeu
ND

Fantasy items › Play money
Copper-nickel • 0.6 g • ⌀ 12.5 mm
Aschoff# 49.x, N# 324271
Available for swap Maximus - Non Plus Ultra
ND (1827)

Trade tokens › Business token
Copper • 2.3 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Batty# 2358, N# 29200
Medal - Visit of the Prince of Denmark to the Paris mint
1822

Commemorative medals › Event medal: Visit of the Prince and Princess of Denmark at the Monnaie des Médailles, Paris
Bronze • 37.91 g • ⌀ 41 mm
Bergsøe# 91, Lange# 164b, N# 151783

France • France - Trade and Bank Tokens

Available for swap Token - Banque de France
1832 (1832-1999)

Commemorative medals › Institution medal
Silver (.900) • 25 g • ⌀ 36 mm
Br# 29, Feu# 4951, N# 32958

France • Unspecified currency

Eleventh anniversary of the storming of the Bastille and the citizens of Gard who died for their country
1800

Commemorative medals › Historical medal: 11th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille
Pewter • 81.9 g • ⌀ 60 mm
Br# 57, Slg.Julius# 829, Hennin# 923, N# 392637
Médaille de Mariage - Mariage antique (Andrieu)
ND

Commemorative medals › Event medal
Silver • 31.5 g • ⌀ 41.5 mm
Br# 111, N# 351572
Medal - Mirabeau (Lyon)
ND (1792)

Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal: The National Assembly pays tribute to Honoré Riquetti-Mirabeau
Copper • 25.50 g • ⌀ 36 mm
Br# 192, VG# 203, Hennin# 210, N# 229182

France • France - Trade and Bank Tokens

Jeton - Comptoir commercial
ND (1802)

Commemorative medals › Institution medal
Silver • 15.62 g • ⌀ 31.4 mm
Br# 239, Slg.Julius# 1119, N# 180351

The Numista referees for exonumia of this issuer are abidbol and PLH28.

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