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. Wikidata: Q142
Token - Lycée des Arts
1792 Award medals › Scholastic or academic award: Creation of the Lycée des Arts
Silver (.950) • 8.3 g • ⌀ 28.5 mm
Feu# 4473,
N# 265018
1 Euro - Cogolin
1996 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: Fiftieth anniversary of Raimu's death
Brass • 11.10 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 176708
1 Euro - Evreux
1996 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: 25th anniversary of the Amicale Numismatique d'Évreux.
Copper-nickel • 11 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 22765
1 Euro - Havre
1996 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: The Normandy Bridge.
Copper-aluminium-nickel • 11 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 19449
1 Euro - Chambéry
1997 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: 40th anniversary of the CHAMBERY-TURIN twinning 1957-1997
Copper-aluminium-nickel • 11 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 41845
1 Euro - Chambéry
1997 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: 40th anniversary of the CHAMBERY-TURIN twinning (1957-1997).
Copper-aluminium-nickel • 11 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 41847
1 Euro - Cherbourg
1997 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: Start of the Europe race.
Aluminium bronze • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 19054
1 Euro - Domont
1997 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro
Aluminium bronze • 11 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 129997
1 Euro - Aix en Provence
1998 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: 50th International Festival of Lyric Art.
Aluminium bronze • 11.05 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 40165
1 Euro - Amiens
1998 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: Lafleur - The Amiens hortillonnages
Aluminium-nickel-bronze • 11 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 47694
1 Euro - Angers
1998 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro
Aluminium bronze • 11 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 59436
1 Euro - Bordeaux
1998 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: Monument to the Girondins
Florentine bronze • 10 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 23671
1 Euro - Brignais
1998 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: City Euros (temporary currency 1996-2002))
Copper-aluminium-nickel • 10 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 239131
1,5 Euro - Montpellier
1997 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: Centenary of Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier Business School.
Copper-nickel • 10.30 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 40162
2 Euros - Cambrai
1997 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: The giants of Cambrai.
Copper-nickel • 11 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 33009
2 Euros - Chambéry
1997 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: 40th anniversary of the CHAMBERY-TURIN twinning (1957-1997).
Copper-nickel • 11 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 41846
2 Euros - Chambéry
1997 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: 40th anniversary of the CHAMBERY-TURIN twinning (1957-1997).
Copper-nickel • 11 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 41848
2 Euros - Cherbourg
1997 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: Start of the Europe race.
Copper-nickel • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 19078
2 Euros - Hyères
1997 Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro
Copper-nickel • 11.06 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 126410