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The Flameng 5,000 franc banknote

The Flameng 5,000 franc banknote, type 1918, can be found on a short list of just seven 5,000 franc banknotes issued by the Bank of France between 1846 and 1959. However, this banknote in particular is remarkable from all points of view: its talented (...)

Tempo di lettura: 5'44"

28/04/2023

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Remarkable discovery of coins dating from the 8th century BC

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Remarkable discovery of coins dating from the 8th century BC

This article has been published on the occasion of the April Fool's Day in 2023. All the photographies have been created using the AI Midjourney. Historians and numismatists all over the world are in turmoil! A brand-new discovery is set to revolution(...)

Tempo di lettura: 2'3"

01/04/2023

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Map of the feudal coins of “France”

As the Early Middle Ages unfolded, the Western Roman Empire had fallen, the Kingdom of France did not yet exist, and the Carolingians took the throne with Pepin the Short starting the show, followed soon after by Charlemagne, coinage was about to unde(...)

Tempo di lettura: 8'49"

24/03/2023

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Nickel silver on trial

Metal alloys have frequently been used in their naturally occurring form ever since antiquity. And so it was in the case of nickel silver! In fact, evidence has been found of the use of an alloy composed of cupronickel and zinc in China since the 4th(...)

Tempo di lettura: 3'35"

27/02/2023

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Six coins and medals telling tales of love

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Six coins and medals telling tales of love

As only befitting for Valentine’s Day, let’s talk a bit about love...and coins. Even if the two sometimes don’t make the perfect couple (do you?), here are six elegant coins and medals evoking this eternal emotion. 1 – Love Rather than staying subt(...)

Tempo di lettura: 2'2"

13/02/2023

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The Twelve Labors of Hercules: Part 1

While most people have heard of the twelve labors (Δωδέκαθλος) of Hercules – or Heracles to use the hero’s original Greek name – the details are less well known, and few people would be able to provide an exhaustive list of the labors in question. To(...)

Tempo di lettura: 6'6"

16/11/2022

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