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25 écu de la foire européenne de Strasbourg [67]
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Currency | ECU (1979-1999) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the European Fair logo: a stylised representation of the Strasbourg Cathedral bearing the interlocked letters 'fe', encircled by a ring of twelve five-pointed stars in the manner of the European flag motif. The circular legend identifies the event and denomination, with the date 2-12 SEPTEMBRE 1994 and the denomination 25 ECU inscribed in the lower field. The metal designation LAITON (brass) appears at the base. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Strasbourg European Fair, founded in 1895, was one of the oldest trade expositions in France and served as an annual showcase for Franco-German commercial ties — a pointed symbolic choice for a commemorative struck just a few years after German reunification. The ECU itself was never legal tender in France in any practical sense; these pieces were issued under a 1988 French law permitting ECU-denominated collector coins tied to European institutions and events.
The bimetallic format was unusual for French ECU issues of this period, most of which were struck in straight silver.