The Belle époque, a period of European history from the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 to the start of World War I 44 years later, marked by peace, optimism, and cultural flourishing, abruptly ended with the outbreak of war. This collection includes 6 coins from that era:

1. French Third Republic - 5 centimes
2. Germany - 10 pfennig
3. Belgium - 5 cents
4. Great Britain - King Edward VII farthing 
5. Austria - Hapsburg 10 heller
6. Romanov Russia - kopek