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“To pay in funny money”, french expression. Engraving, 19th century

“To pay in funny money”, french expression. Engraving, 19th century
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“To pay in funny money”, french expression. Engraving, 19th century
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C19th AD
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Origin of the expression: “to pay in funny money”, Saint Louis is said to have granted monkey-showmen the right to pay in grimaces or sleight of hand the toll of the Petit-Pont which connects Notre-Dame Island to the Saint-Jacques district. Engraving taken from “" Paris-a-travers-les-centuries "” by H Gourdon de Genouillac 19th century Collection private

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13th century / 19th century / street entertainer / facial expression / France / Europe / engraving / history / language / Louis IX king of France (1214-1270) / capetian dynasty / Middle Ages / street scene / black and white / engraving

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