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2 euro de Fréjus [83]
| Issuer | Ville de Fréjus |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of the Roman aqueduct ruins of Fréjus (ancient Forum Iulii), rendered in detailed relief showing the characteristic arched masonry structure partially in ruin. The legend FORVM IVLII arcs along the upper left periphery, and the inscription AQUEDUC appears along the lower periphery, both within a beaded border encircling the field. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a relief map of Europe with national outlines of the then-fifteen European Union member states, accompanied by the coat of arms of Fréjus at the right, displaying a quartered shield. The dominant legend 2 EURO DE FRÉJUS arcs across the upper portion of the field. Along the outer border, the abbreviated names of EU member states (NL GB EIR B L P E F I GR A D DK SF S) are inscribed separated by star motifs, with the validity date inscription du 1 au 31 Mai 1997 along the lower periphery, and the engravers' signatures C. CARDOT and G.L. in the field. |
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Fréjus issued this brass piece in 1997 as a local commercial currency — part of a wave of French municipal scrip revived in the 1990s to stimulate town-center trade. These schemes drew loose inspiration from the bons de nécessité tradition, though the legal framework governing them was considerably murkier. Circulation was typically confined to participating merchants within a defined commercial zone, and redemption periods were often short enough that a meaningful percentage of pieces never returned to the issuer.