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Ecu de Lambesc
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Diameter | 30 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the three-line inscription ECU DE LAMBESC within an inner circle, at the base of which appears the combined monogram of engravers Daniel Ponce (D.P) and Gérard Buquoy (G.B) of the Atelier de gravure de Pessac. Twelve stars of Europe encircle the inner ring, and the peripheral legend carries the town's coat of arms alongside the legend LES COMMERCANTS LAMBESCAINS, the initials CA, and the date DU 4 AU 10 OCTOBRE 1993, commemorating the local merchants' ECU Week celebration. |
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The Écu de Lambesc was a French fantasy piece issued as part of Paris Mint's long-running practice of striking collector écus tied to European currency unification discussions. The 1993 date places it squarely in the year the Maastricht Treaty entered into force, when French public enthusiasm for a common European currency was fractured — the 1992 referendum had passed by just 51.05%, the narrowest possible mandate.
Lambesc, a commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, had no particular monetary authority; the name references regional identity politics that the Monnaie de Paris occasionally exploited for collector series.