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1,5 Euro - Saint-Donat
| Issuer | Centre Musical International Jean-Sébastien Bach de Saint-Donat |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 1½ Euros (1.5 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned monogram of Johann Sebastian Bach rendered as an ornate interlaced cipher beneath a royal crown, executed in a decorative Baroque style. A facsimile signature reading 'J.S. Bach' appears below the monogram in the lower field. The surrounding legend reads '· 35e FESTIVAL ·' along the upper arc and 'CENTRE MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL-JEAN-SEBASTIEN BACH · SAINT DONAT' around the lower periphery. The dates '1962' and '1996' flank the central device on either side, commemorating the 35th anniversary of the festival. The coin exhibits an irregular flan edge consistent with its locally produced character. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse, a small village in the Drôme, hosts one of France's most respected early music festivals, founded in 1969 around the Collegiale church's historic organ. The Centre Musical International issued this local brass piece as festival currency — a practice common among French cultural festivals in the 1990s as a means of both fundraising and commemorative sale to attendees. These pieces circulated only within the festival grounds and were never legal tender under any authority.