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| Issuer | Ville de Bandol |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 1½ Euros (1.5 EUR) |
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| Obverse lettering | Anniversaires des jumelages Wehr . Onex . Nettuno . Bandol |
| Reverse description | Central field displays the denomination '1,5 EURO' in large raised lettering, with the Greek transliteration 'EYPO' immediately below, set within a rectangular panel. A decorative olive or laurel branch appears in the lower field beneath the denomination panel. The circular legend 'du 18 au 25 juin 1997' runs along the upper periphery, with 'de BANDOL' inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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Bandol issued this copper piece in 1997 as part of the wave of French municipal emergency currency — known as monnaie de nécessité — that proliferated ahead of the euro transition. Several coastal communes in Provence used these low-denomination tokens primarily to support local commerce and tourism, with some issues functioning as redeemable scrip within specific markets or festivals rather than as broadly circulating currency.