Europa (currency)

The europa was a token coinage created in 1928 by Joseph Archer, a politician and industrialist from the Nièvre region of France. The currency was promoted by Philibert Besson, the Elected Deputy for the Haute-Loire who, along with Archer, is considered an important figure in the early European federalist movement. The coins were minted in the name of a "Federated States of Europe" (États Fédérés d'Europe). The currency never circulated except unofficially between federalists of the Nièvre region. Two denominations were produced, both depicting Louis Pasteur: one worth 1 europa and one worth 1/10 of a europa.