½ Ostende - Taverne Olympia - Paris [75] ND front ½ Ostende - Taverne Olympia - Paris [75] ND back
½ Ostende - Taverne Olympia - Paris [75] ND photo
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½ Ostende - Taverne Olympia - Paris [75] ND

 
Nickel silver 9 g -
Description
Location
France
Type
Business tokens › Restaurant, bar, cafe and hotel tokens
Currency
Franc (1795-1959)
Composition
Nickel silver
Weight
9 g
Size
40.5 mm
Shape
Oval
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#29990
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Taverne Olympia
1/2 Ostende
Cartaux.Paris

Comment

Located at 28 Bd des Capucines (and 6 rue Caumartin) - Paris 9ème, the Olympia, a mecca of nightlife during the Belle Epoque, today an internationally renowned music hall, has, since its origin in 1893, housed in its huge basement, under the name of Taverne de l'Olympia, a restaurant with attractions that later became a famous dance hall.