<p>Probably the easiest way would be to find additional images of the same box, which is a little difficult, but not impossible:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/pQA4d.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/pQA4d.png" alt="French Monopoly"></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/KzLpr.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KzLpr.png" alt="French Monopoly box contents"></a></p>

<p>Based on that we can surmise that the box is square.</p>

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2020-06-16T01:46:23.877Z
Incorrect. The photograph of this very box is on the Monopoly Fandom page https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/French_Edition. It is clearly a 1960 edition and the one the question is about is a 1857 edition.
Robert Miller
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2020-06-16T05:01:56.210Z
Well that's just plain wrong, the non-leather 1960 edition from Miro was updated to look like this: https://i.sstatic.net/szA7O.png
KMR
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2020-06-16T06:52:45.630Z
Additional to that, seeing as that same edition was published between 1940 and 1960 I would be surprised if the value really was so high, rather it's more likely a particular copy of some significance was sold. Unfortunately I have also found zero evidence of such a sale being made.
KMR
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2020-06-16T11:20:06.393Z
Even the stain on the bottom right side of the 1960 box (in https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/French_Edition) is identical to the one in your photograph.
Robert Miller
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2020-06-16T22:13:04.830Z
It's definitely the same photo, it's just not of a edition printed in 1960, based on when they printed boxes in that style it could actually be from anytime between 1935 and 1959.
KMR
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2020-07-16T14:27:19.773Z
@RobertMiller 1857?
Kevin
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2020-07-17T16:45:30.880Z
That's probably why it's so valuable... ;)
Robert Miller
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2020-06-16T04:59:54.043Z
KMR
<p>The cover of a French 1957 Monopoly set (see picture) appears in two web sites.
It was evaluated at $2,456 on one website,
<a href="https://www.workandmoney.com/s/valuable-vintage-board-games-32b5423591a94861" rel="nofollow noreferrer">workandmoney.com</a> and estimated for auction at £2,000 on another website <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6114471/Antique-expert-reveals-vintage-board-games-fetch-90-000.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">dailymail.co.uk</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/yk97T.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/yk97T.jpg" alt="1957 French Monopoly"></a></p>

<p>There are two types of Monopoly white box sets, a long one, and a smaller, square one, more in use in Europe, in which the board is folded in four squares; the long one was sometimes also used in France.</p>

<p>Is there a means of determing which of the box sizes is that of this very valuable 1957 French Monopoly set?</p>

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What is the box size of this very valuable 1957 French Monopoly set?
Robert Miller
# What is the box size of this very valuable 1957 French Monopoly set?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-11)

The cover of a French 1957 Monopoly set (see picture) appears in two web sites.
It was evaluated at $2,456 on one website,
[workandmoney.com](https://www.workandmoney.com/s/valuable-vintage-board-games-32b5423591a94861) and estimated for auction at £2,000 on another website [dailymail.co.uk](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6114471/Antique-expert-reveals-vintage-board-games-fetch-90-000.html).

[![1957 French Monopoly](https://i.sstatic.net/yk97T.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/yk97T.jpg)

There are two types of Monopoly white box sets, a long one, and a smaller, square one, more in use in Europe, in which the board is folded in four squares; the long one was sometimes also used in France.

Is there a means of determing which of the box sizes is that of this very valuable 1957 French Monopoly set?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-15. Score: 1

Probably the easiest way would be to find additional images of the same box, which is a little difficult, but not impossible:

[![French Monopoly](https://i.sstatic.net/pQA4d.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/pQA4d.png)
[![French Monopoly box contents](https://i.sstatic.net/KzLpr.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/KzLpr.png)

Based on that we can surmise that the box is square.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Incorrect. The photograph of this very box is on the Monopoly Fandom page https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/French_Edition. It is clearly a 1960 edition and the one the question is about is a 1857 edition.  
> **username_1**: Well that's just plain wrong, the non-leather 1960 edition from Miro was updated to look like this: https://i.sstatic.net/szA7O.png  
> **username_1**: Additional to that, seeing as that same edition was published between 1940 and 1960 I would be surprised if the value really was so high, rather it's more likely a particular copy of some significance was sold. Unfortunately I have also found zero evidence of such a sale being made.  
> **username_0**: Even the stain on the bottom right side of the 1960 box (in https://monopoly.fandom.com/wiki/French_Edition) is identical to the one in your photograph.  
> **username_1**: It's definitely the same photo, it's just not of a edition printed in 1960, based on when they printed boxes in that style it could actually be from anytime between 1935 and 1959.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 1857?  
> **username_0**: That's probably why it's so valuable... ;)  

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