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Contrary to what you might expect, king William I not the first king of the Netherlands. That was Louis Napoleon. This younger brother of Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned king of Holland by the dictator pur sang. Louis Napoleon had yet to win the hearts of the Dutch. After centuries of being a republic, they suddenly became a monarchy.

Everyone has their own image of The Roman Empire. Perhaps known to you because of the still existing aqueducts, the gladiators in the arena, the movies about the Romans with their emperors, the weapons and armor or perhaps the great trade drive? But where did it all begin?

This lover of old money took that quite literally, when this collector heard that it was also possible to line your own toilet floor with old pennies from the guilder era. (Want to make a floor like that, too? Read the extended version at the bottom how you can also invest a floor with coins).