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1 euro Bisontin Frères Lumière
| Issuer | Crédit Mutuel Doubs |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Reference(s) | OBENM#B€VFR03 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is laid out as an informational panel against a yellow and blue star-patterned underprint evoking the European Union flag motif. The upper portion carries a bold heading "L'Euro c'est quoi ?" followed by explanatory text outlining the introduction of the euro on 1 January 1999 among eleven participating nations, and a promotional game offering prizes redeemable at Crédit Mutuel branches in Besançon during November 1998. Sponsor and institutional logos — including Europe 2, Crédit Mutuel, Ministère de l'Économie des Finances et de l'Industrie, Trésor Public, Picture-it! Imedia Europe, and the city of Besançon — appear along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | Euros Bisontins L'Euro c'est quoi ? A partir du 1er janvier 1999, 11 pays (Allemagne, Autriche, Belgique, Espagne, France, Irlande, Italie, Luxembourg, Pays-bas, Portugal) vont adopter une monnaie unique: L'Euro. Jouez & gagnez avec l'Euro bisontin! 200 Euros Bisontins récoltés: vous gagnez une place de cinéma. entre 200 et 500 EB: vous gagnez un convertisseur électronique. entre 500 et 1000 EB: vous gagnez un compact-disc. Pour bénéficier de ces cadeaux, rendez-vous dans une agence du Crédit Mutuel à Besançon pendant tout le mois de Novembre 98. Picture-it! Imedia Europe 2 Crédit Mutuel Doubs Ministère de l'économie des Finances et de l'industrie Trésor Public Besançon |
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The "bisontin" notes were a wave of locally issued complementary currency tokens produced across France in the late 1990s, primarily as promotional instruments tied to the introduction of the euro. Crédit Mutuel Doubs issued this one in Besançon — historically Vesontio, which is where "bisontin" derives — and the Lumière brothers connection is entirely legitimate: Auguste and Louis Lumière were born in Besançon in 1864 and 1862 respectively, before their father moved the family to Lyon.
These pieces have no legal tender status and never did. Collectible from the moment of issue.