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1 Euro Caisse d'Epargne
| Issuer | Groupe des Caisses d'Épargne |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the numeral '1' above the word 'euro' in large lettering, overlaid upon a stylised outline map of Europe. The legend 'du Groupe des Caisses d'Épargne' curves along the lower periphery of the inner circle. Twelve five-pointed stars, representing the European Union, are evenly spaced around the outer border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This is a privately issued token, not legal tender — the Groupe des Caisses d'Épargne, France's mutual savings bank network, produced promotional pieces of this type throughout the late 1990s ahead of euro currency adoption. The timing was deliberate: with the euro's launch fixed for 1999, French savings institutions used branded proto-euro tokens as both public education tools and customer loyalty instruments during the transition period.