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200 euro de Tours et de Touraine [37]
| Issuer | Ville de Tours |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Composition | Gold (.920) |
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| Obverse lettering | NAFSEP 11 OCT. 11 NOV. 1997 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tours issued this gold piece in 1997 as part of the wave of French regional emergency coinage — or more precisely, deliberate numismatic issues dressed in that tradition — that followed the 1992 Maastricht Treaty debates. With French monetary union looming, dozens of municipalities briefly asserted local identity through limited gold and silver issues nominally denominated in historic regional units. The Touraine had its own livre prior to Revolutionary decimalization, and the choice of "Tours" as the unit carries a deliberate antiquarian weight.
The .920 fineness is unusual — slightly below the more common .999 or .900 standards, suggesting a specific alloy decision tied to the fabricating house rather than any French regulatory requirement.