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25 ECU - Bastia
| Issuer | Ville de Bastia - Chambre de Commerce |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the bold denomination 25 ECU in large raised lettering, with the inscription de Bastia in smaller script below. A ring of twelve stars encircles the central design, referencing the European Community motif. The legend VILLE DE BASTIA-CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE arcs around the upper periphery, and the dates 11 AU 19 MARS 1995 appear along the lower rim, recording the commemorative trade fair period. Small decorative devices flank the date inscription. |
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| Mintage | 1995 - 500 |
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Bastia's Chamber of Commerce issued this piece as part of the broader French regional ECU program of the 1990s, a politically charged series that allowed municipalities and commercial bodies to mint silver souvenirs denominated in European Currency Units — the precursor accounting currency to the euro — before France had surrendered the franc. The timing was deliberate: ECU-denominated local issues were a way for pro-European institutions to normalize the currency in public consciousness ahead of the 1992 Maastricht ratification debates.
Bastia, the commercial capital of Haute-Corse, issued through its Chamber rather than the municipal government — a distinction that mattered legally for striking authority under French law.