1,5 Euro - Saint-Gengoux-le-National, Cormatin, Salornay

One of several hundred local emergency currency issues produced across France during the mid-1990s under the brief window allowed by municipal authorities before euro convergence tightened fiscal controls. Saint-Gengoux-le-National is a minor commune in Saône-et-Loire; its pairing here with Cormatin and Salornay suggests an intercommunal tourism initiative, likely tied to the Château de Cormatin, which reopened to visitors after restoration in 1990. These pieces circulated as bons régionaux — accepted by participating merchants only — and most were redeemed quickly, making uncirculated survivors rarer than mintage figures suggest.