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2 Euros - Nancy
| Issuer | Ville de Nancy |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Local coin |
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| Obverse description | The field features a stylized Art Nouveau-inspired flowing design composed of sweeping curved lines extending across the diameter, evoking the organic decorative motifs characteristic of the École de Nancy movement. The inscription 'L'Ecole de Nancy' appears horizontally across the centre of the design, integrated within the flowing graphic element. The date '1999' is inscribed in the lower portion of the field. Twelve five-pointed stars are arranged around the periphery of the coin, echoing the European Union motif. |
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| Mintage | 1997 - 40,000 |
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Nancy's municipal "2 Euro" issues of the late 1990s belong to a wave of local emergency coinage — or more precisely, promotional token currency — that proliferated across French cities ahead of the 1999 introduction of the euro. Dozens of municipalities issued franc-denominated or notional "euro" tokens through agreements with the Monnaie de Paris or private minting houses, partly as civic promotion and partly to familiarize the public with euro-denominated values before legal adoption. Nancy, capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle and historically one of the great ducal seats of Lorraine, was among the earlier participants.
These pieces were never legal tender and circulated only within participating local commerce schemes.