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French Revolution. Burning of "assignats" in the Place Vendôme, Paris, on February 19, 1796. On that date, the Directory definitively abolished the use of "assignats," rendering them without any monetary value. Printing presses, punches, dies, and other materials used for paper money were burned and destroyed. Engraving by Huyot after a German illustration. "Directoire, Consulat et Empire. Moeurs et usages, lettres, sciences et arts. France, 1795-1815" (Directory, Consulate and the Empire of France. Customs and traditions, letters, sciences and arts. France, 1795-1815), by Paul Lacroix. Published in Paris, 1884.
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French Revolution. Burning of "assignats" in the Place Vendôme, Paris, on February 19, 1796. On that date, the Directory definitively abolished the use of "assignats," rendering them without any monetary value. Printing presses, punches, dies, and other materials used for paper money were burned and destroyed. Engraving by Huyot after a German illustration. "Directoire, Consulat et Empire. Moeurs et usages, lettres, sciences et arts. France, 1795-1815" (Directory, Consulate and the Empire of France. Customs and traditions, letters, sciences and arts. France, 1795-1815), by Paul Lacroix. Published in Paris, 1884.
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2835 x 4111 px | 33.3 MB
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24.0 x 34.8 cm | 9.4 x 13.7 in (300 dpi)
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1789 • 1796 • 18 CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH CENTURY. • 18TH • 19 FEBRUARY 1796 • ABOLISH • ABOLITION • ASSIGNAT • ASSIGNATS • BANKNOTE • BANKNOTES • BANKRUPTCY • BLAST • BLAZE • BOND • BONDS • BURN • BURNING • CIVIL SERVANT • COIN • COINS • CURRENCY • DEBENTURE • DEFICIT • DESTROY • DESTROYING • DINERO • DIRECTORATE • DIRECTORY • ECONOMY • EIGHTEENTH CENTURY • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • ETCHING • EUROPA • EUROPE • EUROPEA • EUROPEAN • EUROPEANS • EXPLODING • EXPLOSION • FEBRUARY 19 • FIAT CURRENCY • FIDUCIARY VALUE • FIRE • FIRES • FIRING KILN • FRANCE • FRANCE. • FRANCIA • FRANKREICH • FRANÇAIS • FRENCH REVOLUTION (1789-99) • FRENCH REVOLUTION • FRENCH REVOLUTION,1789 • FRENCH • FUME • FURNACE • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY • HISTORY. • HUMAREDA • HUYOT • HYPERINFLATION • INFLATION • KITCHENWARE: STOVE • LA FRANCE • LATE 18TH CENTURY • LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY • LATER 18 CENTURY • MONETARY INSTRUMENT • MONEY • NATIONAL DEBT • NOTE • OFFICER • OFFICERS • OFFICIAL • OFFICIALS • ON THE STREET • OVEN • PAPER AND PACKAGE PRODUCTS • PAPER MONEY • PAPER • PAPERS • PARIS • PERIOD: DIRECTOIRE • PLACE VENDOME • PRINT • PRIVATE COLLECTION • PUBLIC DEBT • PUBLIC DEFICIT • PUBLIC SERVANT • REVOLUTION 1789, FRENCH • ROAD • ROADS • RUA • S. END XVIII • SCENE • SHOP • SMOKE • SMOKING • SOVEREIGN DEBT • STAGE • STEAM • STEAMER • STREET • STREETS • THEATER • THEATRE • TICKETS • VAPOR • VAPOUR • VIA • WAY • WORTHLESS • XVIII CENTURY • XVIII
