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35 Ecu de Valence [26]
| Issuer | Ville de Valence |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Currency | ECU (1979-1999) |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring a detailed depiction of the Peynet bandstand (kiosque à musique) of Valence, rendered in fine relief within a circular inner border. The denomination 35 ECU de Valence appears in the upper field in large stylised numerals and lettering. A ring of twelve five-pointed stars encircles the outer border, referencing the European Union. The curved legend VALENCE jumelée avec BIBERACH runs along the upper outer border, the engraver's signature C. CARDOT Gr. appears to the right, and the date 8 au 24·12·1995 is inscribed in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Valence's municipal ecu issues of the 1990s belong to a brief, peculiar episode in French monetary history: the years immediately preceding the euro, when dozens of towns and regional bodies issued quasi-currency ecus as both local promotional instruments and veiled political commentary on European integration. These were not legal tender, but circulated locally through participating merchants under agreements that skirted the Banque de France's monopoly on circulating coinage.
The "35 ecu" denomination reflects Valence's latitude — 44°N — rounded to the nearest unit under the geographic valuation system some municipalities adopted to differentiate their issues.