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1 euro de la Rochefoucauld [16]
| Issuer | La Rochefoucauld |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Diameter | 33 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | CINQUANTENAIRE DU CENTRE DE SECOURS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD 1948 1998 SAPEURS-POMPIERS SAUVER OU PERIR LA ROCHEFOUCAULD C'EST MON PLAISIR 16 29-30-31 MAI 1998 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylized figure of Europa, depicted as a wind-swept female figure riding a bull in low relief in the right field, set against an outline map of Europe occupying the left and upper field. The denomination 1 EURO rendered in large stylized lettering appears at the upper center, with the issuer inscription de la ROCHEFOUCAULD immediately below. The design is framed by a continuous inner border of raised dots running around the full circumference. |
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One of thousands of local "euro" tokens struck by French municipalities in 1997–98, well before eurozone adoption, as part of a nationwide promotional campaign organized by the Fédération du Commerce. These pieces were accepted as fractional tender by participating retailers in each issuing town — a coordinated experiment in local scrip that briefly turned French high streets into a patchwork of competing currencies. La Rochefoucauld, a small Charente commune of fewer than 4,000 inhabitants, issued this alongside a matching series of denominations tied to the town's market calendar.