Tag: France

• The Little Prince in my Collection: France’s 50 Francs

  

  In 1993 I traveled to Paris, France for the first time. My stay was not long, only a few days, but the memory is with me to this day. There’s nothing like Paris anywhere around the world and I was excited to have finally made it. I was almost 17 at that time and my…

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  October 26, 2025

  Europe

  airplane, banknotes, book-review, books, currency, desert, fiction, flight, France, Francs, pilot, planet, reading, Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, World War II

• Here’s Looking at You, Dirham: Morocco’s 200 Banknote

  

  The Dirham (MAD) is the national currency of Morocco. Its first appearance was in form of coins between the 8th – 10th centuries, followed by its second coming as coins and also banknotes as of the 20th century, more specifically 1960. That year marked Morocco’s independence following a period of nearly 50 years during which…

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  March 10, 2024

  Africa

  Africa, banknotes, Casablanca, dirham, France, king, monarch, Morocco, royal, travel