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 • Business token

5 francs - Coopérative P.L.M. et Etat - Bellegarde (01)
ND

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Aluminium • 2.04 g • 25 mm
El Mon.# 10.7, N# 338465
5 Francs - La Maison du Savon (Paris)
ND

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Aluminium • 0.8 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
El Mon.# M155.1, N# 167838
5 Franc - Musée Scolaire Emile Deyrolle
ND

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20.46 g • ⌀ 37 mm
El Mon.# M345.8, N# 83088
5 francs - UNIP - Paris (75)
ND

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Aluminium • 1.32 g • 32 × 19 mm
El Mon.# U45.2, N# 347472
Jeton 10 Francs La Boulangerie Rémoise
ND

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Copper • 2.38 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 15.5, N# 364170
10 Francs - Beret Milton
ND

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Brass clad cardboard • 1.27 g • ⌀ 18 mm
N# 108420
10 Francs - Allo Fcois, Delaume (Nice)
ND

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Aluminium • ⌀ 32 mm
El Mon.# 20. nr, N# 239457
10 Francs
ND

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Nickel silver • 11 g • ⌀ 32 mm
El Mon.# 205.2, N# 102032
10 francs - Syndicat des Mandataires
ND

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Aluminium • 2.47 g
El Mon.# S260.2, N# 323575
10 francs - Contre-monnaie
1873

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Copper • 4.32 g • ⌀ 25 mm
VG# 3845, N# 8056
20 Francs - Beret Milton
ND

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Brass clad cardboard • 1.27 g • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 382997
Token - Refectoire H.S.S.
ND

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Aluminium • ⌀ 23.00 mm
N# 259354
Available for swap Token - Bon pour consommer (Volant)
ND

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Copper-nickel • 5.00 g • ⌀ 23.10 mm
N# 345201
10 Centimes - Cinéma castillet J.FONT - Perpignan [66]
1917

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Zinc • 2 g • 20 mm
El Mon.# 85.2, N# 29703
2 Centimes
ND

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Aluminium • 1.40 g • ⌀ 22.5 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 143184
5 Centimes
ND

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Aluminium • 1.95 g • ⌀ 30 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 143185
5 Centimes (Lespignan)
ND

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Zinc • 2.07 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 15.1, N# 21298
5 Centimes - Autant ici qu'ailleurs (Lyon)
ND

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Aluminium • 0.74 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 143941
5 Centimes - Pharmacie Docteur Ferret
ND

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Aluminium • ⌀ 19 mm
El Mon.# 55.1, N# 133948
5 Centimes - Ets Alquier Frères (Mazamet)
1917

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Copper • ⌀ 21.5 mm
El# 10.2, N# 280566
5 Centimes
1917

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Brass • ⌀ 21.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 20285
5 Centimes
1917

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Aluminium • 0.8 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 50.4, N# 8973
5 Centimes - Chaussures André
ND (1920-1923)

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Aluminium • 1 g • ⌀ 33 mm
BROU# page 56, N# 113261
Available for swap 5 Centimes
1922

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Aluminium • 0.95 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 25.1, N# 19762
10 Centimes
ND

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Aluminium • 1.60 g • 21.5 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 143186
10 Centimes (Lespignan)
ND

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Zinc • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 15.2, N# 21297
10 Centimes - Bar V. Pauc (Montpellier)
ND

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Brass • ⌀ 21.5 mm
El Mon.# 101.1, N# 283747
Available for swap 10 Centimes - O. Michelet (Pau)
ND

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Aluminium • 1.1 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 50.2, N# 9018
10 Centimes - Pharmacie Docteur Ferret (Albi)
ND

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Aluminium • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 55.2, N# 133949
10 Centimes
1916

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Copper • 6.2 g • ⌀ 30 mm
El Mon.# 310.1, N# 26407
10 Centimes
1917

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Brass • 2.10 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.4, N# 19113
Available for swap 10 Centimes
1917

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Copper • 2.28 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.5, N# 34612
10 Centimes - Maison Milhaud - Narbonne [Aude] (Zinc)
1917

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Nickel-zinc • 3 g • ⌀ 22.5 mm
El Mon.# 50.2, N# 8914
Available for swap 10 Centimes
1917

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Aluminium • 0.95 g • ⌀ 22.5 mm
El Mon.# 50.5, N# 28629
Available for swap 10 Centimes
1922

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Aluminium • 1.14 g • ⌀ 23.3 mm
El Mon.# 25.2, N# 9037
Available for swap 15 Centimes
ND

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Aluminium • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 15.3, N# 114273
20 Centimes - Bar V. Pauc (Montpellier)
ND

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Brass • ⌀ 21.5 mm
El Mon.# 100.2, N# 283748
20 Centimes - Excelsior (Nancy)
ND

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Nickel silver • 3.95 g • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# nr... p230, N# 283739
20 Centimes - Comptoir Léon (Lyon)
ND

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Nickel-zinc • 3.01 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
El Mon.# C415.1, N# 201204
25 Centimes - La Populaire (Lespignan)
ND

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Zinc • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 15.3, N# 280561
Available for swap 25 Centimes
ND

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Aluminium • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 15.4, N# 114272
25 Centimes - Pharmacie Docteur Ferret (Albi)
ND

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Aluminium • 1.25 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 55.3, N# 133950
25 Centimes
1917

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Brass • 3 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
El Mon.# 15.1, N# 35597
Available for swap 25 Centimes
1917

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Copper • 3.28 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
El Mon.# 15.2, N# 9038
Available for swap 25 Centimes
1917

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Aluminium • 1.1 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 50.6, N# 8915
25 Centimes (Crédit Lyonnais)
1920

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Aluminium • 1 g • ⌀ 33 mm
BROU# page 63/64, N# 31934
Available for swap 25 Centimes grande pharmacie nimes
ND (1920-1923)

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Aluminium • 1.68 g • ⌀ 33 mm
BROU# page 84, N# 299814
Available for swap 25 Centimes
1922

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Aluminium • 1.36 g • ⌀ 25.3 mm
El Mon.# 25.3, N# 9039
50 Centimes - Autant ici qu'ailleurs (Lyon)
ND

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Aluminium • 1.12 g • ⌀ 26 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 143944
6 Francs - François Viale (Nice)
ND

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Aluminium • 1.59 g • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# 203...nr, N# 228211

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

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