The introduction of the U.S. Trade Dollar was probably the least objectionable thing about the Coinage Act of 1873.
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France
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If you’re head of state, you’ll be on coins– even if you last about as long as “The Chevy Chase Show.”
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As mentioned in Part I, Napoleon Bonaparte was on plenty of his empire’s official coinage. That was also true of unofficial ones.
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The things we do for a free vacation.
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Unloved by many (including Charles De Gaulle), this subway token-esque coin nevertheless proved to be very influential.
Napoleon Bonaparte sure is on a lot of coins and tokens. That’s what happens when you conquer or subjugate most of Europe.
A look at some coins issued by World War II puppet governments in Manchuria and France.