482 - FRANCE 1997 – EUROS FROM TOURS and TOURAINE.
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Estimate €35

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FRANCE 1997 – EUROS FROM TOURS and TOURAINE. These first coins issued in euros were produced to raise public awareness of the new currency due to be introduced two years later, and were in circulation from 15 October to 15 November 1997. Shopkeepers accepted them as payment and, for those who wished to do so, the Banque Populaire arranged for their redemption and exchange. COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE SIX COINS ISSUED with a face value of TWO EURO, made of nickel, bearing the names and illustrations of historic monuments in the towns of: TOURS, AMBOISE, BLERE, CHATEAU-RENAULT, LOCHES, RICHELIEU - SUP

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About the sale SALE OF COINS – BANKNOTES – MEDALS – PHALERISTICS – OLD PAPERS – POSTCARDS – MILITARIA

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Auction time 11/25/2026 at 2:00 PM

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482 - FRANCE 1997 – EUROS FROM TOURS and TOURAINE. See original version (French)

482 - FRANCE 1997 – EUROS FROM TOURS and TOURAINE.
See original version (French)