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1 euro de la caisse d'épargne des Pays de Loire
| Issuer | Caisse d'Épargne des Pays de Loire |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the stylized logo of the Caisse d'Épargne savings bank, depicted as a square emblem with a diagonal motif, set within an inner circle. A circular legend runs around the inner border reading 'Pour le 1er janvier 2002' at the top and 'Ensemble apprenons l'euro' at the bottom, with the date 'MARS 1997' to the right. The outer border is adorned with a ring of twelve five-pointed stars representing the European Union, evenly spaced around the circumference. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued in 1997 ahead of the euro's 1999 financial introduction, this piece is one of dozens of locally produced "euro" tokens struck by French regional savings banks, municipalities, and chambers of commerce. The Caisse d'Épargne network used these as promotional instruments during the public education campaign around EMU adoption — they circulated briefly in affiliated shops and markets as proof-of-concept tender. The Pays de Loire issue is among the more common regional variants, the savings bank network in that region being one of the larger participants in the scheme.