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 • Co-operative token

Token - Pain - Association Alimentaire (Ville de Dole)
1856

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Brass • ⌀ 22.3 mm
N# 20038
Token - Limoges - Fourneaux Economiques - Pain
1857

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Brass • 3.51 g • ⌀ 22.3 mm
N# 315562
Insurance token - Ch. Breton - Compiègne
1864

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Brass • 4.12 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 323116
Token - Société alimentaire (Montélimar)
1867

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Zinc • 5.1 g • ⌀ 25.9 mm
N# 36715
Token - Societe Fraternelle des Combattants
1870

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Copper • 7.6 g • ⌀ 27 mm
N# 40450
1 Pain - La Prevoyance des Rentreurs (Croix)
1899

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Zinc • ⌀ 18 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 26703
Milk Token - Coopérative de la Mine de Saint-Pierremont (Mancieulles)
ND (1907-1978)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Aluminium • 1.7 g • 31 mm
N# 38796
Jeton au 2 d'Ormesson
1909

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Copper • 3.43 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 390542
Bread Token - Pain de 3 livres - Coopérative La ruche (Maing)
ND (1910)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Brass • 6.2 g • ⌀ 29 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 186148
2 kilos de pain - L'Alliance Ouvrière - Masnières (59) (
ND (1911-1949)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Brass • 4.97 g • ⌀ 30 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 346505
Token - Rue de Sevres
ND (1915-1925)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Copper-nickel • 5.2 g • ⌀ 27.3 mm
N# 116341
500 Grams - Société Coopérative de Tergnier
ND (1919)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Zinc • 1 g • ⌀ 21.2 mm
El Mon.# 20.1, N# 23617
1 Pain de Paturage
1919

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Aluminium • 1.5 g • ⌀ 26 mm
N# 400409
Token - Forges de l'Aisne Gerard (4R)
ND (1920-1925)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Zinc • 4.82 g • ⌀ 27.73 mm
N# 154727
Jeton Cooperative des employés et ouvriers des mines de Liévin [62]
1922

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Aluminium • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 278429
Token - Cooperative des employés et ouvriers des mines de Liévin
1922

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Aluminium • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 278372
Token - Cooperative des employés et ouvriers des mines de Liévin
1922

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Aluminium • ⌀ 21 mm
N# 278373
Token - Cooperative des employés et ouvriers des mines de Liévin
1922

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Aluminium • 0.9 g • ⌀ 20.9 mm
N# 29348
Token - Boulangerie Cooperative (Viviez)
ND (1931)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Brass • 3.40 g • ⌀ 24 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 25725
4 Kilos - Boulangerie Coopérative (Viviez)
1931

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Brass • 4 g • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# 10.4, N# 26409
Un franc - La Solidarité Société Coopérative - Roanne (42)
ND

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Nickel silver • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 45.1, N# 333992
0.5 Centimes - Coopérative Civile La Solidarité (Roanne)
ND

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Nickel-zinc • 19 mm
El Mon.# 35.1, N# 285658
0.1 Centimes - Coopérative Civile La Solidarité (Roanne)
ND

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Nickel-zinc • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 35.2, N# 285661
50 Centimes - La Solidarité Roanne
ND

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Nickel silver • 20 mm
El Mon.# 35.5, N# 19035
2 francs - Coopérative Civile La Solidarité - Roanne 42
ND

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Nickel silver • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# 35.7, N# 320265
10 centimes - Confrérie de Notre-Dame et de l'Atelier - Charleville-Mézières
ND

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Brass • 2.48 g • 20.5 mm
El Mon.# 25.2, N# 317567
Jeton alimentaire - Viande - Ville de Tours
1855

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Nickel plated iron • 2.52 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 388136
0.50 Franc (Coopérative de l'Atelier des Monnaies et Médailles)
ND (1960-1980)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Aluminium • 0.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
El Mon.# C1055.1, N# 29537
1 Franc (Coopérative de l'Atelier des Monnaies et Médailles)
ND (1960-1980)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Aluminium • 0.9 g • ⌀ 20 mm
El Mon.# C1055.2, N# 29538
5 Francs (Coopérative de l'Atelier des Monnaies et Médailles)
ND (1960-1980)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Aluminium • 1.4 g • ⌀ 22 mm
El Mon.# C1055.3, N# 29539
50 Francs - Coopérative de l’Atelier des Monnaies et Médailles Paris
ND (1960-1980)

Trade tokens › Co-operative token
Brass • 8 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# C1055.6, N# 167834

France • Local administration token

Available for swap Notarial Token - Notaires du département de la Loire
1936

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Bronze • 14 g • ⌀ 32 mm
N# 158139
10 centimes - Grande Pension des Archives - Paris [75]
ND

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Brass • 3.75 g • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# G245.2, N# 329178
Available for swap Napoléon III Chambre de commerce Lille
1853

Trade tokens › Local administration token: Napoleon III's visit to Lille
Bronze • 5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# M23, N# 34045
Napoléon III Chambre de commerce Lille (argent)
1853

Trade tokens › Local administration token: Napoleon III's visit to Lille
Silver • 5.99 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# M23a, N# 403189
Napoléon III Chambre de commerce Lille
1853

Trade tokens › Local administration token: Napoleon III's visit to Lille
Gold plated bronze • 4.9 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# M23b, N# 403188
ADMINISTRATION MUNICIPALE ELECTION DE PARIS, Émission de 1741 n.d.
ND

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Silver • 6.15 g • ⌀ 29 mm
F# 3345 var. buste, N# 386065
Available for swap Token - Louis XV (Late Cuncta Profundit)
ND

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Silver • ⌀ 28 mm
N# 39404
Available for swap Jeton chambres des huissiers du département de la Seine
ND

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Silver • 17.3 g • ⌀ 34 mm
N# 403638
Token - Coliseum (Amiens Métropole)
ND

Trade tokens › Local administration token
⌀ 23 mm
N# 21273
Token - Mantes City
ND

Trade tokens › Local administration token
3.85 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 82407
Jeton - Prévôt des marchands de Paris - Etienne de Neuilly
1585

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Brass • 5.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Feu# 3386 var.Avers, N# 355001
Jeton - Henri IV - Maison commune d'Orléans
1600

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Brass • 5.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Feu# 8107, N# 376087
Louis XIII 2ème type
1611

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Brass • 4.75 g • ⌀ 27 mm
N# 313038
Trésorerie générale des fermes de France
1628

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Silver • 6 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Feu# 2560, N# 344226
Jeton - Louis XIII - Maison commune de Blois
1630

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Brass • 6.6 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Feu# 8216 var. légende, N# 378683
Token - René de Marillac (Auvergne)
1686

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Copper • 6.5 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Feu# 9625, Corre# 3379, N# 149399
Consulat de Lyon, les quatre échevins
1717

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Bronze • 8.7 g • ⌀ 30.5 mm
Feu# 10592, N# 120671
Token - Marie Lesczinska (Maison de la Reine)
1739

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Silver • 7.20 g • ⌀ 29 mm
Feu# 13340, N# 161628
PARTIES ET REVENUS CASUELS LOUIS XV 1741
1741

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Silver • 6 g • ⌀ 28 mm
F# 2781, N# 386066

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

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