What I know is that the began to debase their currency. Meaning that they minted coins with a lower percentage ofvsilver and gold and then exchanged them with coins from the other nations. But indeed, the coin looked nice. They are a collectors item I believe.
RE: The Latin Monetary Union of 1866 - The Euro avant la lettre.
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