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2 Euros - Narbonne
| Issuer | Ville de Narbonne |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Local coin |
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| Obverse lettering | PALAIS des ARCHEVEQUES et CATHEDRALE |
| Reverse description | The large numeral '2' appears prominently in the upper centre of the field, with the word 'euro' in lowercase immediately below, followed by 'de' and 'NARBONNE' along the lower legend. Twelve five-pointed stars of the European Union are arranged in a circle around the periphery of the field. The date range '8 - 25 MAI 1997' is inscribed along the upper inner border between the stars. |
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Narbonne's late-1990s local currency tokens belong to a wave of municipal "euro" issues that preceded the single currency's actual introduction, traded largely among merchants and markets as promotional instruments rather than legal tender. Narbonne itself had reason to lean into European identity — the city sits on the Via Domitia, Rome's first road in Gaul, and had long marketed that antiquity as civic currency. These aluminium pieces circulated briefly and were retired well before 2002 made the branding suddenly confusing.