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EMERGENCY CURRENCY – “CABARET de la BELLE MEUNIERE” ( * ) - …
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400
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EMERGENCY CURRENCY – “CABARET de la BELLE MEUNIERE” ( * ) - …
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Estimate €100
Voluntary lot
Description
EMERGENCY CURRENCY – “CABARET de la BELLE MEUNIERE” ( * ) - collection of SEVEN coins: 5c oval brass + the same in nickel silver (Emie 15.1 & 15.2) + 30c round scalloped brass (15.4) + 50c octagonal (15.5) + the same in nickel silver (15.6) + 75c square brass coin (15.7) + the same in nickel silver (15.8). - All in very fine condition with super-premium grading
( * ) A pop-up restaurant (15 April to 12 November 1900 / Paris) built along the Seine during the World’s Fair. Specially built for the renowned Madame QUINTON, this Art Nouveau-style cabaret saw 50 million fashionable tourists of the era pass through its doors, having come here to sample her selection of the finest local produce from the Auvergne region, terrines, tripe, honey, cakes, jams…
MARIE QUINTON, innkeeper in ROYAT (1854–1933), Ambassador for Auvergne; “Mère Quinton is to Auvergne what Mère Poulard is to Mont Saint-Michel.” Her book, the 1895 bestseller *Journal de la belle meunière* (Diary of the Beautiful Miller’s Wife); a personal diary of her lived memories, was reprinted 42 times during her lifetime!
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About the sale
SALE OF COINS, BANKNOTES, MEDALS, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY HEADGEAR, INSIGNIA AND DECORATIONS – lots 300 to 598 Followed by OLD PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTCARDS, DOCUMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS – Lots 599 to 862
Auction location
Auction time
10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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