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

10 centimes - restaurant Sansonnet - Paris [75]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 7.21 g • 42 × 27 mm
El Mon.# R290.2, N# 297176
10 Centimes - Union des Cinémas de France (Paris [75])
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 1.64 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
El Mon.# U10.1, N# 126228
10 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Copper-aluminium-nickel • 1.78 g • ⌀ 18 mm
N# 112156
10 Centimes - Ala ville du Havre - Paris [75]
ND

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Brass • 2.78 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
N# 34156
10 Centimes - Marchand (Valenciennes)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.56 g • ⌀ 19.50 mm
N# 44636
Available for swap 2 Sols (Monneron Freres)
1791

Trade tokens › Business token: Monneron
Bronze • 17.95 g • ⌀ 32 mm
KM# Tn23, N# 26418
10 Centimes - Henric lou Biarnes - Pau [64]
1920

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 10.4, N# 330861
10 Centimes - Etablissements Ossart - Montpellier [34]
1921

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 1.4 g • ⌀ 26 mm
El Mon.# 275.2, N# 29445
Available for swap 10 Centimes - Epicerie J.Dalidet Cognac [16]
1922

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Aluminium • 1.4 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 15.2, El Mon.# 15.3, N# 23392
10 Centimes - Réalmont 81
1922

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Aluminium • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 9042
10 Centimes - Ruffec Charente
1922

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 1.38 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 135058
Available for swap 10 Centimes - Jarnac 16
1922

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 20.2, N# 8932
10 Centimes - Pharmacie Armand Blanc - Réalmont [81]
1923

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • ⌀ 22 mm
El Mon.# 20.1, N# 114276
12 pfennig - Brasserie Kaiser - Mulhouse [67]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • ⌀ 20 mm
El Mon.# 70.1, Marchand# 385.1, N# 330891
12,5 Centimes Café de Raspail - St Etienne [42]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 22 × 16 mm
El Mon.# C725.1, N# 330902
12½ Centimes Halte du Barrage E. Simon - St Etienne [42]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.4 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# H10.1, N# 26271
25 Centimes - Café Durif - St-Cyprien [42]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • ⌀ 34 mm
El Mon.# P393...nr, N# 325046
15 centimes - Café de la Loire chez Dupuy - Saint-Etienne (42)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Nickel-zinc • 22 × 19 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 332152
15 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.30 g • ⌀ 24.13 mm
El Mon.# 50.2, N# 75875
15 centimes - Café Faurie - St-Agrève [07]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 0.89 g • 22 mm
El Mon.# P388...nr, N# 325030
Available for swap 15 centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.25 g • ⌀ 18.90 mm
N# 345112
15 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Copper • 2.05 g • ⌀ 17.25 mm
N# 226174
15 Centimes - Henry Chapelier - Paris [75]
ND (1860-1865)

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3.6 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# H80.2, N# 29987
20 centimes (Caves Populaires)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
2.9 g • ⌀ 20.3 mm
N# 338660
Available for swap 20 Centimes - Chocolat Menier (Noisiel)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 0.80 g • ⌀ 24 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 149939
20 Centimes - Chocolat Menier (Noisiel)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 0.9 g • ⌀ 24 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 149942
Available for swap 20 Centimes - Chocolat Menier (Noisiel)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 0.85 g • ⌀ 24 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 149946
20 Centimes - Comptoir Savoyard, Annecy [74]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 0.54 g • ⌀ 19 mm
El Mon.# 15.2, N# 215354
20 Pfennig - Grand Café Windsor (Metz)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Copper • ⌀ 21.5 mm
El Mon.# 35.4, Marchand# 215.1, Men22.2# 20949.3, N# 135744
20 Centimes - DEVAUX (Amiens)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.72 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 45.3, N# 71147
20 Centimes - Ligue (Saint-Nazaire [44])
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.80 g • 28 mm
El Mon.# 50.3, N# 126536
20 Centimes - J. Molinier - Café des autobus (Montpellier)
ND

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Aluminium • ⌀ 25.5 mm
El Mon.# 160.2, N# 176427
20 Centimes - Joly Coiffeur - Lyon (69)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • ⌀ 25.5 mm
El Mon.# C380.1, N# 21313
20 Centimes - H. Pussey (Paris)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 4.8 g • ⌀ 27.5 mm
El Mon.# P261.4, N# 25802
"Bon pour 0.20 NF" sur le Vin des Rochers
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Plastic • 1.75 g • ⌀ 35 mm
N# 50061
20 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • ⌀ 21.8 mm
N# 38449
20 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • ⌀ 24.2 mm
N# 38450
20 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
3.7 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 47684
Available for swap 20 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.15 g • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 116674
20 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 139680
20 Centimes - Henri Gervais
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.6 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 33135
20 Centimes - HZ (Zimberlin)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.13 g • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 238110
20 Centimes - Jeton nécessité
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Copper • 2.90 g • ⌀ 21.2 mm
N# 117783
20 Centimes - Le Prodigieux 419
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 0.9 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 36591
20 centimes - Martin, liquoriste (Paris)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3.48 g • 22 mm
N# 285530
20 Centimes - Service de la propagande
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
6 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 136651
20 Centimes (Zimberlin)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.2 g • ⌀ 18.96 mm
N# 126185
20 Centimes Dupont Jne - Paris [75]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3.2 g • ⌀ 23.6 mm
N# 35927
Available for swap Trade Token - 20
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.40 g • ⌀ 21.80 mm
N# 325528
Trade Token - 20c
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
⌀ 18.5 mm
N# 323079

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

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