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

30 centimes - Maison Rigal - St Mathieu de Tréviers [34]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 1.12 g • ⌀ 22.9 mm
El Mon.# 10.4, N# 315700
30 centimes - Rigollet's bar - Paris [75]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3.26 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 316773
30 centimes - Brasserie universelle - Lille [59]
ND

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Nickel silver • 3.89 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 30.2, N# 298568
30 Centimes - La goutte de lait (Clermont-Ferrand)
ND

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Copper-nickel • 6.2 g • ⌀ 35 mm
El Mon.# 55...nr, N# 126535
30 Centimes - Bijou Concert (Cherbourg)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
2.3 g • ⌀ 22 mm
El Mon.# nr... page 87, N# 125118
30 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 64036
Available for swap 30 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.80 g • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 53324
30 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3.15 g • ⌀ 23.8 mm
N# 131660
30 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3.10 g • ⌀ 24.75 mm
N# 225591
30 Centimes - Bussoz (Paris)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3 g • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 34751
30 Centimes - C B
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.4 g • ⌀ 16.7 mm
N# 146062
30 centimes - Zimberlin
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass plated nickel • 2 g • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 316344
30 Centimes (Countermarked "P")
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Copper-nickel • ⌀ 25.3 mm
N# 67466
30 centimes CS (no date)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 332045
Available for swap 35 Centimes - S.R
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
3 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 103174
Token - Taverne Dubois
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Copper • 3.47 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 133445
35 Centimes - Henry Chapelier (Paris)
ND (1860-1865)

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3.4 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# H80.6, N# 30610
40 Centimes - Groupement Commercial Montbeliardais
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 15.1, N# 44037
40 Centimes - Grands Salons de la Rive Gauche (Paris)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3 g • ⌀ 24 mm
El Mon.# G290.2, N# 26411
40 Centimes - Bijou Concert (Cherbourg)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
2.4 g • ⌀ 22 mm
El Mon.# nr... page 87, N# 125115
40 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.92 g • ⌀ 24.6 mm
N# 134179
40 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Copper • ⌀ 27.4 mm
N# 40531
40 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 64037
40 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.69 g • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 150679
40 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.90 g • ⌀ 25.30 mm
N# 223119
Available for swap 40 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Nickel plated zinc • 2.2 g • 21 × 21 mm
N# 342104
40 Centimes - café du Chalet - Caen [14]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Nickel silver • 5.9 g • 27.4 mm
N# 297081
50 Centimes - Maison J. Duval - Le Blanc [36]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.3 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 10.4, N# 29311
50 Centimes - Commissionnaire David - Reims [51]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Zinc • 25 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 320394
50 Centimes - Enghien (Val d'Oise)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
⌀ 25.5 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 147129
50 Centimes - Cercle de Commerce Aigues-vives (30)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Bronze • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 34732
Available for swap 50 Centimes - Verrerie (Tourouvre)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Nickel plated zinc • 1.8 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 29937
50 Centimes - UDC (Ay)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 21.3 mm
El Mon.# 15.2, N# 67453
50 Centimes - Paqué and F. Meurant (Boulogne sur Mer)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 1.9 g • ⌀ 30 mm
El Mon.# 20.1, N# 30058
50 Centimes - Source Brault (Sail-sous-Couzan)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3.5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 25.3, N# 29804
50 Centimes - Ligue (Saint-nazaire[44])
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.90 g • ⌀ 24 mm
El Mon.# 50.6, N# 126538
50 Centimes - Bon pour un sac vide (Paris)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# M35.1, N# 20306
50 Centimes - Maison Bernot - Bon pour un sac vide (Paris)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Copper • 4.9 g • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# M35.2, N# 33949
50 Centimes - Maison Cadoul - Paris [75]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.5 g • 25.5 mm
El Mon.# M55.3, N# 29965
50 Centimes - Chocolat Menier (Noisiel)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • ⌀ 30 mm
El Mon.# NR..., N# 199740
50 centimes - Restaurant LE CARDINAL - Paris [75]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# R90.2, N# 314908
50 Centimes - Sports Incentive Company; Paris
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 1.4 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# S220.1, N# 30605
50 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 1 g • ⌀ 23.1 mm
N# 35896
50 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Aluminium • 1.40 g • 30 mm
N# 35897
50 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 2.94 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
N# 134181
50 Centimes
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 3.28 g • ⌀ 25.3 mm
N# 203850
Available for swap 50 Centimes - Billard Russe
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 4.80 g • ⌀ 23.4 mm
N# 60786
50 Centimes - café du Chalet - Caen [14]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • 5.98 g • ⌀ 30 mm
N# 297093
50 centimes Abbadati - Tucquenieux (54)
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • ⌀ 25.3 mm
N# 309331
50 Centimes Café des Fleurs - Paris [75]
ND

Trade tokens › Business token
Brass • ⌀ 26 mm
N# 295201

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

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