20 Francs - Casino Bagnoles-de-l'Orne

Obverse

Swan

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CASINO
20
DU LAC

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CASINO DU LAC
20
BAGNOLES DE L'ORNE

Edge

Plain

Comments

In 1927, Franck Jay Goul, an American billionaire who had made his fortune in the railroads and already owned the Grand Hotel opposite, decided to entrust the construction of a second Casino in Bagnoles-de-L'Orne to the architect Auguste Bluysen. This building, with its beautiful Art Deco style facades, is today one of the key elements of the resort's life and entertainment.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

C'est en 1927 que Franck Jay Goul un milliardaire Américain ayant fait fortune dans les chemins de fer et déjà propriétaire du Grand Hôtel situé en face, décide de confier la construction d'un deuxième Casino à Bagnoles-de-L'Orne à l'architecte Auguste Bluysen. Cet édifice avec ses belles façades de style Art Déco constitue aujourd'hui une des pièces maîtresse de la vie et de l'animation de la station.

See also

• Bird

• 5 Francs - Casino Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
• 10 Francs - Casino Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
• 20 Francs - Casino Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
• 50 Francs - Casino Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
• 50 Francs - Casino Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
• 100 Francs - Casino Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
• 100 Francs - Casino Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
• 500 Francs - Casino Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
• 500 Francs - Casino Bagnoles-de-l'Orne

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