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Remarkable French banknotes from the 19th century

A selection well worth the paper it’s written on! Following the failure of the post-revolutionary assignats and the mandats territoriaux in France, paper money had fallen out of favor. In the aftermath of the Coup of 18 Brumaire, where the Directory w(...)

55 Sammlerstücke

07/11/2023

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Tales of popes

A sanctified collection From the first century AD to the present day, 266 bishops of Rome and subsequently popes (from the 4th century onwards) have succeeded one another as the head of the Roman Catholic Church: from Saint Peter and his keys to the J(...)

64 Sammlerstücke

07/11/2023

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Henri IV the Green Gallant

A monetary tribute to the Great and Green Gallant king Henry IV

230 Sammlerstücke

30/08/2023

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Remarkable coins: Philip the Fair's Masse d'or

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Remarkable coins: Philip the Fair's Masse d'or

Our story begins in the heart of the Middle Ages, a distant time home to the last Crusades, knights, and the Knights Templar. In the late 13th century, in the year 1268 to be precise, a future king is born in the medieval fortress of Fontainebleau. So(...)

Lesezeit: 13'24"

30/08/2023

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Top 8 passions of the kings of France

Many of the Kings of France shared an interest in the same hobby: hunting. That’s no secret! However, some also developed a special penchant for one discipline or another and devoted themselves to it extravagantly. Whether it was a genuine interest, h(...)

Lesezeit: 10'49"

23/08/2023

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My kingdom for a horse!

A new collection is galloping this way. From the far depths of antiquity, from Carthage to Calabria via Gaul, then through the Middle Ages and the blade, from breeding to sport, from stud farms to veterinary schools and more with a mane flowing in the(...)

39 Sammlerstücke

09/08/2023

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