. Portrait of Philip II, Duke of Orléans. On the left is the sad personification of France, with an empty horn, bonds and debt letters at the feet. Behind the portrait a winged woman with an hourglass, surrounded by clouds, who refers to the wind trade and the time that will break. Mercury points France to the portrait of the Duke, who gave the Scottish economist John Law in 1716 permission to set up a bank to stimulate the French economy. Minerva points to a horn with money. In addition, an Indian with a map of Louisiana, where Law found a company founded that the State Bank exploited. On the


. Portrait of Philip II, Duke of Orléans. On the left is the sad personification of France, with an empty horn, bonds and debt letters at the feet. Behind the portrait a winged woman with an hourglass, surrounded by clouds, who refers to the wind trade and the time that will break. Mercury points France to the portrait of the Duke, who gave the Scottish economist John Law in 1716 permission to set up a bank to stimulate the French economy. Minerva points to a horn with money. In addition, an Indian with a map of Louisiana, where Law found a company founded that the State Bank exploited. On the right in the background, soldiers defend the French Banque Royale, which is stormed by the people because of the unrest as a result of the 1820 wind trade.


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