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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 12-13-2003, 06:45 PM   #1 (permalink) hvac81 Junior Member   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9 1966Deutches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau Can anyone Identify this coin or steer me in the right direction? Any help is greatly apreciated. Attached Thumbnails       12-13-2003, 08:50 PM   #2 (permalink) chrisild Coin Collector     Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NW · DE · EU Posts: 2,325 Quote: Originally Posted by hvac81 Can anyone Identify this coin or steer me in the right direction? That is not a coin but a medal. One side features the Goldsmiths House in Hanau (a city in the German state of Hesse, near Frankfurt). The picturesque building, formerly the city hall, is now an exhibition center. More about it (in English) is here: http://www.hanau.de/stadt/museen/gol...s/index_gb.htm The other side shows Hanau's sister cities at that time, Neuilly-sur-Seine (FR) and Dartford (GB). Nowadays the city has eight or so sister cities. But I have no idea who made/issued that medal - maybe the local Sparkasse (savings bank)? - and what the occasion may have been ... Christian   12-13-2003, 10:41 PM   #3 (permalink) hvac81 Junior Member   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9 Very informational, thanks for the help   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Swiss 1939 Golden Alpa Rosa | Lord of the Rings coins » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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