Monnaie de Paris 2021 Fable Coins, 2021

Item — Box: CFC Artifact Box 5

Identifier: CFC2022.0088.1-10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.

From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.

This is the largest online catalog of fable related objects on the internet. Many are from Aesop's Fables but you will find La Fontaine, Velazquez and Krylov also represented in this collection.

Dates

2021

Extent

6" Linear Feet ; 6" x 4"

Language of Materials

French

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Made in France.$68.66 from euro-commemorative through Ebay, Oct., '22. One extra at the same time of TMCM from the same seller for $6.82.

Appraisal

How to pay tribute to Jean de La Fontaine without mentioning the Fables? Monnaie de Paris wanted to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the poet by reinterpreting his work. The reverse of each card contains the complete fable in its original version. Both the cards and the coins are nicely executed! I negotiated with the seller to avoid the ridiculously high postal charges; for that I had to give up getting an original box.

Physical Description

Ten cardlets containing coins of Jean de La Fontaine and his fables. Illustrations by Thomas Baas. Coins designed by Joaquin Jimenez, General Engraver of Monnaie de Paris.