Top French Coins In 1726, the ruling government revived France’s troubled financial system by striking 20-pound, and then 24-pound, gold Louis coins. By the end of the 18th century, the term ...

Vietnam celebrated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu that ended French colonial occupation with a parade in a stadium in Dien Bien Phu, today home to 80,000 people.

The coins, he said, have little financial value and would most likely fetch under $200 each on the open market, “but their value as a source of information is absolutely amazing.” ...

The French sailor of 1863 is not a reproduction of the sailor of 1800. In alertness, in knowledge, in silent obedience, he is a great improvement upon his predecessor.