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19 articles in the category Collection Themes

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Edito – Subtle April

Showers of new items for blossoming collections. In this month blowing hot and cold, here comes a veritable mixture of collectible items which are favorites, topical, trending, or must-haves not to be missed!

Reading time: 3'40"

04/15/2024

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Bell metal

Requisitioned from the clergy to revive the economy! At the end of the French Revolution, there was a notable lack of hard cash in France, particularly due to the shortage of copper and precious metals.

46 collectible item

03/30/2024

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The new franc: the story of a reform

On June 1, 1958, the French Fourth Republic was rapidly approaching its end. General de Gaulle, supported by René Coty, was set to make his grand comeback. The National Assembly granted him six months of absolute power, to be devoted, among other thin(...)

Reading time: 5'54"

03/30/2024

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The breath of the dragon

A fiery collection! Numismatics is very fond of symbols, and what better way to inaugurate a new year date than with the image of a creature famous the world over and originating from the world’s most populous country, China. As with all ancient tra(...)

21 collectible item

01/15/2024

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Say it with flowers

Spring has now sprung, meaning it is high time to sow the seeds and watch your summer banknote collection blossom. Cheerful, varied, and colorful as it should be... And what better backdrop than a rectangle of paper money on which to paint an array of(...)

Reading time: 0'39"

04/28/2023

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Into the ancient lion’s den

On the hunt (or being hunted), mouth wide open or closed, from the front or in profile, alone or accompanied, fighting or resting, realistic or stylized, whole, head, or protome, but certainly with its mane flowing in the wind, with flashes of bronze,(...)

Reading time: 1'15"

03/24/2023

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