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1 ECU / Euro Europa; 15 Countries
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | ECU (1979-1999) |
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| Reverse lettering | 1996 ECU EURO |
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| Mintage | 1996 |
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The ECU (European Currency Unit) was never legal tender in France or anywhere else — it was a basket currency used for accounting within the European Monetary System, existing only as a unit of account between central banks. France nonetheless authorized a series of commemorative issues denominated in ECU through the 1990s, riding a wave of pro-European sentiment ahead of the Maastricht Treaty's implementation. This 1996 piece, invoking fifteen member states, was struck just one year before the EU expanded to include Austria, Finland, and Sweden — meaning the count of fifteen was already obsolete within months of minting.