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1 Euro - l'Alliance Nord-Ouest
| Issuer | Alliance Nord-Ouest |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Weight | 11 g |
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| Obverse description | Six municipal coats of arms arranged symmetrically in the central field, representing the member communes of the Alliance Nord-Ouest: Lambersart, Pérenchies, Verlinghem, Wambrechies, Marquette-lez-Lille, and Saint-André-lez-Lille. Each heraldic shield is rendered in detail, collectively emblematic of the intermunicipal federation issuing this local euro token. |
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| Reverse lettering | LAMBERSART - PERENCHIES - VERLINGHEM - WAMBRECHIES MARQUETTE-LEZ-LILLE - SAINT-ANDRE-LEZ-LILLE 1 euro de l'Alliance Nord-Ouest 1-30 MAI 1998 |
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The Alliance Nord-Ouest was one of hundreds of French regional associations that issued local complementary currencies during the late 1990s, a movement that gained momentum partly in anticipation of the euro's arrival and the displacement of the franc. These tokens circulated within tightly defined commercial networks, typically among member businesses in a single arrondissement or rural canton, and were redeemable only within that system.
No central monetary authority sanctioned them.