Lazy? Yes. Injury prone? Most definitely. Underachieving and overpaid? Check and check. But stupid? Nope…
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France
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The introduction of the U.S. Trade Dollar was probably the least objectionable thing about the Coinage Act of 1873.
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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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Napoleon Bonaparte sure is on a lot of coins and tokens. That’s what happens when you conquer or subjugate most of Europe.
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The things we do for a free vacation.
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A look at some coins issued by World War II puppet governments in Manchuria and France.
As mentioned in Part I, Napoleon Bonaparte was on plenty of his empire’s official coinage. That was also true of unofficial ones.
Unloved by many (including Charles De Gaulle), this subway token-esque coin nevertheless proved to be very influential.