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1,5 Euro - Montpellier
| 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 script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts the monumental Fontaine des Trois Graces (Three Graces Fountain) of Montpellier, with the neoclassical facade of the Opera Comedie visible in the background. Twelve five-pointed stars arranged in a ring around the periphery evoke the European Union motif. The denomination 1,5 EURO is inscribed prominently along the upper legend, while the lower field bears the date range 24·3 au 6·4·1997 and the city name MONTPELLIER. The engraver's signature C. CARDOT appears in the right field, with the initials GL also present. |
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Montpellier's 1,5 euro issue was part of the wave of French municipal "euro" tokens struck in 1997, well ahead of the single currency's 1999 launch. Dozens of French towns issued these pieces as a promotional exercise — and a revenue one — capitalizing on public curiosity about a currency most citizens had never handled. They were never legal tender in any meaningful sense, functioning instead as local commerce vouchers accepted by participating merchants for a limited period.