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1,5 euro de Montpellier [34] - Piéfort
| Issuer | Ville de Montpellier |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 1½ Euros (1.5 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized medieval heraldic composition within a circular cartouche, featuring a crowned figure flanked by symbolic motifs derived from the arms of Montpellier, with the Greek letters Alpha and Omega flanking the design. A hexagonal decorative emblem appears at the top of the field. The circumferential legend reads CENTENAIRE DE SUP DE CO MONTPELLIER, and the date 1997 appears in large numerals at the base, all engraved by Claude Cardot. |
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| Obverse lettering | CENTENAIRE DE Sup de Co MONTPELLIER A ω - 1997 - |
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Montpellier's 1997 local currency issue belongs to the wave of French municipal "euro" tokens struck in anticipation of EMU adoption, a marketing phenomenon that swept hundreds of French towns between 1996 and 1999. Municipalities paid private mints — primarily Monnaie de Paris subsidiaries and independent medal houses — to produce these pieces for use in participating shops during designated promotional weeks. The department number 34 in the name is simply Hérault's INSEE code.
The piéfort designation here means the blank was struck at roughly double the normal flan thickness using the standard dies. French piéforts of this municipal type were sold as collector premiums alongside the circulation strikes, typically in mintages under 500.