Provenance: the famous treasure of Rue Mouffetard. Coin with provenance from the heirs. Delivered in the heirs’ original protective sleeve. ( “Héritiers” )

Low mintage : 17 244 examples

On the 24th of May 1938, some workers were demolishing a building on 51 and 53 rue Mouffetard in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. Hidden inside one of the walls, they found numerous rolls of gold coins wrapped in pieces of fabric, along with a will written by Louis Nivelle… read the article

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