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1 écu Europa - Adhésion de l'Espagne et du Portugal 1987 - or
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1986-1988 |
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| Composition | Gold (.920) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The 1987 écu gold commemorative marks Spain and Portugal's accession to the European Communities on 1 January 1986 — the largest single enlargement the bloc had achieved to that point, bringing membership from ten to twelve nations. France issued this piece under the broader Europa coin program, a multinational series launched in 1961 by a consortium of European mints to promote integration through collector coinage before such symbolism became routine policy.
The .920 fineness is a deliberate throwback to the old Latin Monetary Union standard, which France, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland had formally abandoned decades earlier.