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2 Euros - Tours and Touraine Richelieu
| Issuer | N.A.F.S.E.P. (Nationale Association Française pour les Scrip Euro Prépratifs) |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 2 Euros (2 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Cardinal Richelieu occupying the central field, rendered in high relief with flowing hair and a broad clerical collar. A ring of twelve five-pointed stars frames the portrait along the lower and right periphery. The issuing body's acronym N.A.F.S.E.P. appears in the left field. The legend along the upper rim reads '11 OCT. 11 NOV. 1997', denoting the circulation period, while the name RICHELIEU is inscribed in large letters along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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N.A.F.S.E.P. was one of dozens of French regional associations that issued scrip tokens in the lead-up to euro adoption, allowing local businesses and municipalities to rehearse euro-denominated transactions before the currency became legal tender in 1999. These preparatory issues had no legal tender status and circulated only within voluntary trial schemes. The Richelieu district of Indre-et-Loire was among the more active participants in these regional pilots.