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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 826047" data-attributes="member: 53455"><p><strong>A <em>napoléon</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Super-macro shot of a detail of a 20-franc gold coin from 1911. Such gold coins were first known in France as <em>louis d’or,</em> as most of the last French kings were names Louis, and under the monarchy, the profile of the king would be engraved on the heads side. Then, they became <em>napoléons,</em> as Napoleon the First, then Napoleon III, had such coins minted with their own profiles on them. Finally, when the Republic replaced the Second Empire in 1870, the coin became the much less poetic 20-franc.</p><p></p><p>Such coins stopped being minted during World War I, when France abandoned the gold standard equivalent. When I uploaded this photo to Flickr in 2020, I captioned that its average market value was about 300 euros. I have looked it up before I posted this, and I see it is now over 480 euros (and much more if mint quality), as it follow the rates of gold, which have been going up all the time. I keep it hidden under my mattress, it is a good investment! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite27" alt=":giggle:" title="Giggle :giggle:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":giggle:" /></p><p></p><p>Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 50mm ƒ/1.8 S lens, Novoflex BALPRO T/S bellows. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Artificial lighting, single exposure. Approximate reproduction ratio 9:1.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]412148[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 826047, member: 53455"] [B]A [I]napoléon[/I][/B] Super-macro shot of a detail of a 20-franc gold coin from 1911. Such gold coins were first known in France as [I]louis d’or,[/I] as most of the last French kings were names Louis, and under the monarchy, the profile of the king would be engraved on the heads side. Then, they became [I]napoléons,[/I] as Napoleon the First, then Napoleon III, had such coins minted with their own profiles on them. Finally, when the Republic replaced the Second Empire in 1870, the coin became the much less poetic 20-franc. Such coins stopped being minted during World War I, when France abandoned the gold standard equivalent. When I uploaded this photo to Flickr in 2020, I captioned that its average market value was about 300 euros. I have looked it up before I posted this, and I see it is now over 480 euros (and much more if mint quality), as it follow the rates of gold, which have been going up all the time. I keep it hidden under my mattress, it is a good investment! :giggle: Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 50mm ƒ/1.8 S lens, Novoflex BALPRO T/S bellows. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Artificial lighting, single exposure. Approximate reproduction ratio 9:1. [ATTACH type="full"]412148[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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