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Open day at the maisons closes
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Open day at the maisons closes

Prostitution was more or less tolerated in France from the reign of Louis XV up until 1804, although it did become more strictly controlled as time went on. Louis XVI proved a little less tolerant, with prostitutes being sent either to prison or to th(...)
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Top 11 animals featured on ancient coins
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Top 11 animals featured on ancient coins

Emblems, myths, symbols… There’s no doubt about it: be they gods or myths, emblems or parables, terrifying or powerful, fighting or posing, immobile or in motion, animals are everywhere to be found on ancient coins. Allow us to present our non-exhaust(...)
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1 franc Graziani (1943)
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1 franc Graziani (1943)

In the world of numismatics, there are rare coins, very rare coins, extremely rare coins, and finally the rarest and unique coins. This 1 franc Graziani undoubtedly belongs in this final category. To tell the truth, there are only two known examples (...)
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1 Florin 4 Kreuzer (Germany, 1713)
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1 Florin 4 Kreuzer (Germany, 1713)

Landau Fortress was constructed between 1688 and 1691 by the famous French architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. During the War of the Spanish Succession...
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The french revolution, the assignats, and the counterfeiters
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The french revolution, the assignats, and the counterfeiters

With this concept, each purchase of an assignat signifies an advance for the State’s coffers. The Caisse de l’Extraordinaire issues the assignats and is responsible for collecting the sums from the sale of the national goods; the Caisse d’Escompte is (...)
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Glossary of numismatics II : "The art of words and coins"
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Glossary of numismatics II : "The art of words and coins"

Numismatist's necessary terminology: the coin
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Albert Camus

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