Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
50 cents de Beaune [21]
| Issuer | City of Beaune |
|---|---|
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field features a large Euro symbol (€) in relief, with the year '2002' positioned to its right. A curved legend in Latin script arcs along the upper periphery reading 'sensibilisation - pédagogie', while a second curved legend along the lower periphery reads 'à notre future monnaie', together referencing the educational campaign promoting the forthcoming Euro currency. The engraver's signature 'C CARDOT' appears in small characters within the lower field. The overall design is rendered in a plain, graphic style on a smooth field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Beaune issued local emergency coinage — called monnaie de nécessité — during periods when fractional coinage was in short supply, a practice with deep roots in French provincial commerce. This 1997 piece is a modern commemorative revival of that tradition rather than a genuine necessity coin, produced for the tourist trade and local collectors around the Burgundy wine capital.