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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France • Exposition Tokens

Medal - Agriculture des deux sèvres
ND

Commemorative medals › Society medal
Bronze • 32.50 g • ⌀ 41.79 mm
N# 167915

France • France - Academic and Scientific Tokens

Token - Archeological society of Sens
ND

Award medals › Scholastic or academic award
Silver (.950) • 8.84 g • ⌀ 27.8 mm
N# 135165
Token - Maison d'Apprentis (Ivry sur Seine)
ND

Award medals › Scholastic or academic award
Zinc • 3.5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 40.1, N# 145215
Token - Société Académique Hispano-Portugaise (Toulouse)
ND

Award medals › Scholastic or academic award
Bronze • 9.3 g • ⌀ 32 mm
N# 145219

France • France - Agriculture and Horticulture Tokens

Token - Comice agricole du canton de Baugé (C.J.A. Mathieu de Dombasle)
ND

Commemorative medals › Society medal
Copper • 14.49 g • ⌀ 33 mm
N# 137808
Token - Société d’horticulture de l’arrondissement de Senlis
ND

Award medals › Industrial or agricultural award
Nickel silver • 5.25 g • ⌀ 26 mm
N# 192720
Token - Société d’horticulture de l’Orne
ND

Award medals › Industrial or agricultural award
Plated zinc • 6.2 g • ⌀ 32 mm
N# 192801
Token - Société d’horticulture de l’Orne (Type 1)
ND

Award medals › Industrial or agricultural award
Plated brass • 7.50 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 192609
Token - Société d’horticulture de l’Orne (Type 2)
ND

Award medals › Industrial or agricultural award
Plated copper • 9.05 g • ⌀ 29 mm
N# 192734

France • France - City euros (1996-2002)

1 euro cent de Millau [12]
ND

Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro: Millau town
Brass • 9 g • ⌀ 26 mm
N# 345701

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

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