“Insert Coin”, the exhibition that makes pinball machines click at the Monnaie de Paris

Pinball, table football, jukebox… And you?

What did you do with your pocket money when you were a teenager?

At a time when everyday transactions are mainly carried out by bank card or electronic payment, the good old coin minted since the 7th century by the Paris Mint proves that it has not said its last word.

In its new exhibition called “Insert Coin”, in reference to the mention indicated on the paid games in cafés, of which 40 copies dating from 1931 to the end of the 1990s are presented, the institution has chosen the role of the famous metal circle as a vector of conviviality in the history of bistros, where it was used to finance unforgettable wild games between friends or consumers.

Our great eras.

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