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20 Euro d'Arles 13
| Issuer | NAFSEP (Numismates Associés Français pour les Séries Euro Privées) |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Rear-facing draped bust of an Arlesian woman in traditional costume, wearing an elaborate lace headdress and richly ornamented tiered collar, centered in the field. A ring of twelve five-pointed European stars encircles the central design within the outer border. The engraver's name C.CARDOT and the issuing body NAFSEP appear in the field to the left and center respectively, flanked by the event dates 20-11 AU 20-12 1997. The legend L'ARLESIENNE is inscribed along the lower border in large raised letters. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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NAFSEP operated in the mid-to-late 1990s within a grey zone of French numismatic commerce — producing privately issued "euro" pieces before the single currency existed in any legal form, marketed to collectors anticipating the changeover. The Arles issue was one of several regional types in the series, each tied to a specific city's cultural identity rather than any official monetary authority. These pieces carried no legal tender status anywhere.
The timing was deliberate: 1997 sat two years ahead of euro cash circulation, and private issuers moved quickly to fill collector demand before official commemorative programs could crowd them out.