Token - Exposition Universelle Centenaire de 1789 Paris, France ND

Reverse

Circular legend; within a crown of oak and olive tree under a radiating star

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE
CENTENAIRE
DE
1789

Translation:
FRENCH REPUBLIC
WORLD EXHIBITION
CENTENARY
OF 1789

Engraver: Jean-Auguste Barre

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Exposition was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille, which marked the beginning of French Revolution, and was also seen as a way to stimulate the economy and pull France out of an economic recession. The Exposition attracted 61,722 official exhibitors, of whom twenty-five thousand were from outside of France.
The Exposition was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 5 May to 3 1 October 1889. It was the fourth of eight expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. It attracted more than thirty-two million visitors. The most famous structure created for the Exposition, and still remaining, is the Eiffel Tower. It was the last exposition in FRANCE to operate with a profit. There were many beautiful and ornate buildings.

The link will take you to many more images from the Fair.
https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-reportage/exposition-universelle-1889

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
ND (1889)		-	-	-	-	-	-

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