Liège, city, French:. Liège, capital of the province of Liège. The city gained importance when the bishops of Tongeren settled
here in the 8th century. Liège coins of Charlemagne are known, and later Carolingian coins—Carolingian coinage with the inscription
TVNIERAS—may have been minted in Liège. From the 10th century onward, it was one of the most important mints of the bishops
of Liège, although they often minted elsewhere due to political differences with the city. There were no municipal coins;
however, there was an extensive series of méreaux, coins for internal use of the chapters. During the First World War, three
series of emergency notes (emergency money) were issued in Liège, one undated, the others dated August 18, 1914, and September
16, 1914.
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