PRESENTED IN THE HISTORIC SALONS OF THE PARIS MINT, THE “COINS AND WONDERS” EXHIBITION IS AN INVITATION TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE INFINITE VARIETY OF FORMS, MATERIALS AND USES OF MONEY.

Gold, silver, feathers, mother-of-pearl, pearls, iron… money is surprisingly diverse. Many are the forms invented by men and women to materialize commercial transactions inside and outside the group, to express rank, prestige and wealth, to ensure the balance and survival of the community. Exhibited or kept secret, invested with social or sacred symbolism, these instruments of sociability and exchange take on the most diverse aspects:...