Our admired of all Euro bill are the “Lucky” French Angels! Originally minted from 1871 to 1898, these gold bill are 18-carat Legal Tender French 20 Francs.
The different “Guardian Angel” architecture was created in 1793 by Augustine Dupré. In 1871, this celebrated architecture was congenital into a 20 Franc gold coin. Today, French Angels are bristles to ten times rarer than French Rooster gold bill and alike added admired by bread collectors for the fable abaft these gold coins.
A Bread That Adored The Artist - The fable of “Lucky" French Angels began during the Reign of Terror. The coin’s designer, Dupré, was about to be accomplished on the guillotine. As he knelt below the baleful blade, he took his Lucky Gold Angel bread out of his abridged and rubbed it for luck as he said a quick prayer. Instantly, a bolt of lightning addled adjacent and afraid the army of onlookers. His beheading was apoplectic and six months after he was freed. All his life, Dupré claimed his "Lucky" French Angel bread had adored him– and so the fable was born.
An Original, Creative Architecture - Today, Lucky French Angels accomplish admirable chat pieces and different ability for all occasions.
