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1 Euro Essai; Charles de Gaulle
| Uitgever | France |
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| Jaar | 1996 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Facing right bust effigy of Charles de Gaulle in military uniform occupies the central field, rendered in high relief. The legend CHARLES DE GAULLE arcs above the portrait, with FRANCE at top and 1996 EURO below, flanked by the engraver's name JIMENEZ. Encircling the entire design is a continuous legend naming all fifteen member states of the European Union at the time: FRANCE, DEUTSCHLAND, ITALIA, OSTERREICH, EIRE, LUXEMBOURG, EΛΛΑΣ, NEDERLAND, DANMARK, PORTUGAL, SVERIGE, BELGIQUE, SUOMI, UNITED KINGDOM, and ESPAGÑA. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The central field features a map of Europe divided across two overlapping squares, presented in a stylised cartographic design. Surrounding the central motif is a ring of fifteen stylised national flags representing the member states of the European Union. The denomination 1 and the currency unit EURO appear prominently within the design, with the word essai inscribed below, identifying this piece as a pattern or trial strike. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
This piece was struck in 1996 as France prepared to adopt the single European currency, with trial strikings — essais — produced to test designs, alloys, and dies before final specifications were locked in. The de Gaulle subject is a political statement in itself: by the mid-1990s, Eurosceptic sentiment in France was running high enough that invoking the General — a figure associated with French independence and institutional sovereignty — on a proto-European coin carried obvious ideological weight. Whether that tension was intentional or simply a reflection of French commemorative habits is an open question.
Florentine bronze is a deliberately archaic alloy choice for an essai of this period, more associated with art medals than monetary trials.