Caricatured Belgian, 50 Centimes, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 1) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

1889 · Commercial color lithograph · Drawings and Prints

Trade cards from the "Coins of All Nations" (N72), issued in a set of 50 cards in 1889 to promote W. Duke Sons & Co. brand cigarettes. There are two variations within the series. Version one (variation 1) maintains a white background on the cards and the second version (variation 2) displays a shaded background.

Artist

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Date

1889

Medium

Commercial color lithograph

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick