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5 euros / 35 francs de Blaye
| Issuer | A.P.A.B (Association pour la Promotion et l'Animation de Blaye) |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Printer | ITVF (Imprimerie des Timbres-poste et Valeurs Fiduciaires) |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 EUROS GIRONDE AQUITAINE 5 EUROS BANQUE DES COLLECTIONNEURS DE L`A.P.A.B BLAYE POUR L`UNION EUROPÉENNE La Citadelle de Blaye Sébastien Vauban Maréchal de France Tour de l`Échauguette Porte Dauphine 1996 B Veyri, graveur ITVF J.Cl Hernandez et J.P Taris, créateurs |
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| Reverse lettering | 35 Francs ÉMISSION DES COLLECTIONNEURS A.P.A.B BLAYE 35 Francs Saint Ciers sur Gironde Centrale EDF Saint Savin L`estuaire Plassac Cars Blaye LA GIRONDE LA HAUTE-GIRONDE = 4 Pays: Le Blayais, le Bourgeais, la Gabaye, le Vitrezay Maréchal de Vauban L`UNION EUROPÉENNE BNP CES BILLETS NE CONSTITUENT EN AUCUNE MANIÈRE UNE MONNAIE AYANT COURS LÉGAL, MAIS SONT UNIQUEMENT DES BONS REMBOURSABLES AU PLUS TARD LE 26 OCTOBRE 1996 AUPRÈS DE LA BNP DE BLAYE ET DESTINÉS A ASSURER LA PROMOTION DE L`EURO AU SEIN DE L`EUROPE. LA VALIDITÉ DE CES BONS EST LIMITÉE A BLAYE ET SES ENVIRONS POUR LA PÉRIODE DU 5 AU 20 OCTOBRE 1996. BNP |
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This note belongs to the wave of privately issued French regional currency that emerged in the mid-1990s specifically to mark the transition to the euro — souvenir pieces denominated in both francs and euros before the single currency had legal tender status anywhere. APAB issued it to promote Blaye, the fortified Gironde town whose citadel was designed by Vauban. The engraver Bernard Veyri is well known in French philatelic and fiduciary circles for his work on official postage stamps, which accounts for the unusually refined intaglio quality for a piece with no monetary obligation behind it.
Printed at Périgueux by the same facility that produces French postage stamps, which gave these association-issued pieces a credibility — and a security specification — well beyond their ceremonial purpose.