Tag: France
The Treasure in the Jam Jar. The Gold of Morez
Rumours about a treasure in the house of the Jobez family had been around for a long time in the village of Morez located in the French Jura. But no one believed it. Now the doubters have been proven wrong: gold coins and bars have brought a windfall to the town.
Trésors monétaires vol. 28 – Spanish treasures in France
The Bibliothèque nationale de France has published the 28th volume of its Trésors monétaires series. The volume written by Jérôme Jambu focuses on Spanish monetary treasures in 17th and 18th century France, and features the silver coins from the wreck of the Jeanne-Élisabeth.
“Le Franc” – an encyclopedia of French modern numismatics
“Le Franc” is a collaborative work of French and foreign collectors, researchers and numismatists and contains over 1150 pages of history of French modern numismatics. This project was made possible by the recent digitization of over 100,000 archive pages of the Monnaie de Paris.