Issued by the Monnaie de Paris to mark the January 1, 1999 launch of the euro as an accounting currency — three years before euro coins and banknotes entered circulation. France was among the original eleven eurozone members, and the franc-to-euro conversion rate was fixed that day at exactly 6.55957 francs per euro, a figure precise enough to have required years of bilateral negotiation within the European Monetary System.
Issued by the Monnaie de Paris to mark the January 1, 1999 launch of the euro as an accounting currency — three years before euro coins and banknotes entered circulation. France was among the original eleven eurozone members, and the franc-to-euro conversion rate was fixed that day at exactly 6.55957 francs per euro, a figure precise enough to have required years of bilateral negotiation within the European Monetary System.