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1½ Euro Cinderella
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a decorative composition centered on a magic wand emitting a volute of stars, surrounded by an assortment of objects evoking classic European children's fairy tales. At the center, the face value '1 1/2 €' is prominently displayed alongside the mint workshop mark and the national motto 'LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ'. Below, the date '2002' and the initials 'RF' (République Française) appear in the lower field, accompanied by the celebrated fairy-tale incipit 'IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS...' ('ONCE UPON A TIME...'). The design is rendered in an illustrative style befitting a commemorative collector's piece. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Issued by the Monnaie de Paris in 2002 alongside France's transition to euro coinage, this piece belongs to a whimsical series of legal-tender collector issues denominated in non-circulating fractional euros. The 1½ euro denomination was invented purely for the collector market — it has no practical monetary function and no circulating counterpart anywhere in the eurozone.
The Cinderella theme inaugurated what became a recurring Monnaie de Paris formula: pairing fantastical subject matter with odd denominations to sidestep competition with bullion and standard commemoratives.