Preview
Creation Date
1900
Medium
Cardboard
Dimensions
1.5 x 1.5
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.159.12
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Front reads, "Monnaie de Paris".
Creator Biography
Monnaie de Paris, French.
Description
Small circular cardboard container from coin company Monnaie de Paris, the world's oldest continuously running minting institution founded in 864 AD. The container shows the Arms of Paris Crest topped with a crown and surrounded by laurels.