King Francis I of France discovered the lotteries during his campaigns in Italy and decided to organize such a lottery in his kingdom to help the state finances. The first French lottery, the
Loterie Royale, was held in 1539 and was authorized with the edict of Châteaurenard. This attempt was a fiasco, since the tickets were very costly and the social classes which could afford them opposed the project.
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| Vintage French lottery posters |
Between 1757 and 1836, for a period of about 80 years with some interruption during the French Revolution, the France state run a profitable Loterie. The project was born out a series of initiatives to fund the École militaire.
Unlike modern lotteries where the state can never lose, in the French lottery the state could lose, but a wise choice of the payoff made losses so improbable as to ensure a profit for the state.
Here below is a collection of amazing French lottery posters from between the 1930s and 1950s.
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| Loterie Romande, circa 1935 |
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| Loterie National, Joyeux Gagnants!, 1937 |
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| Loterie Nationale Banque Bazoge, 1937 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche Spéciale des Arts Ménagers, 1938 |
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| Loterie Nationale 14 Juillet, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, 16e Tranche, Plages, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Grand Prix de Paris, June 25, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, La Marseillaise, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tourisme, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche de la Découverte Scientifique, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche des Sports, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche Historique, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche Spéciale des Fleurs, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche Spéciale des Parfums, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Week-End, 1939 |
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| Loterie-Paques, 1939 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche de l'Industrie, 1940 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche des Mères Françaises, 1940 |
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| Loterie Romande, tirage 8 Février au profit des oeuvres de secours et d'utilité publique, circa 1940 |
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| Loterie romande au profit des oeuvres de secours et d'utilité publique, 1941 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche des Familles Nombreuses au Profit du Secours National, 1942 |
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| Loterie Romande, circa 1942 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche des Métiers au Profit du Secours National, 1943 |
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| Loterie de la Suisse Romande, 1947 |
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| La Loterie Nationale, Répand la Fortune, 1950 |
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| Vendre son âme au Diable?, Loterie Nationale, 1950 |
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| Cendrillon, Tu gagneras a la Loterie Nationale, 1954 |
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| Loterie Nationale, Tranche des 300 Millionnaires, 1957 |
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| Les Beaux Voyages de la Fortune, Loterie Nationale, 1959 |
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| Les Beaux Voyages de la Fortune, Loterie Nationale, 1959 |
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