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Young Indiana Jones - Demons of Deception (2007)
French war poster uses French 20 francs rooster gold coin
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"Young Indiana Jones" was a one-hour television program which ran on the ABC television network from 1992 to 1996. Some were not released at the time but were released on DVDs later in 2007.
 
The program was also shown with the titles: "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones" "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"
 
The program was produced by Amblin Entertainment, Lucasfilm, and Paramount Television. All of the programs were later packaged and edited for DVD release.
 
The program was inspired by the character from the three "Indiana Jones" films released from 1981 to 1989 which starred Harrison Ford as the 1930's archaeologist and adventurer.
 
These films were: "Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)" "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)" "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)"
 
The television episodes covered the period roughly from 1908 to 1920.
 
Some of the episodes show mostly early 1900's US and foreign coins.
 
The DVD cover features American, British, and French coins.
 
This episode is titled "Demons of Deception" and was first released on DVD on December 18, 2007.
 
This episode is set in France during World War I. A French propaganda poster appears which uses a French gold coin as part of it's message.
 
Young Indiana Jones
1. French Poster
The poster was designed by Abel Faivre in 1915 and reads: "Pour la France VERSEZ VOTRE OR (For France, pour your gold)" "L'Or Combat Pour La Victoire (The gold fights for Victory)" It shows a French coin attacking a German soldier. These coins were minted in 10 and 20 franc sizes from 1899 to 1914.
 
France 20 Francs 1912
2. France 20 Francs 1912 Gold
These coins are still being struck by the French Mint.
 
Cast, Directors, Writers:
 
Sean Patrick Flanery as Indiana Jones
Ronny Coutteure as Remy Baudouin
 
Directors: René Manzor, Nicolas Roeg
Writers: Jonathan Hensleigh, George Lucas
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