Where is this woman from?

Can anyone tell me what coin is the woman from the following picture is from? That picture is the only information I have, it would also help to know who she is or where she is from. Thank you!

 

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looks like baba yaga

 

That is....

 

10 Pfennig Aachen, 1920, made of Iron.

The lady is a fishwife, a woman who sells fish. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishwife

What did I win?

 

That's the most youth defying pic of lady GaGa I've ever seen!

 

Thank you so much! what do you win? well... someone is grateful for your help, that should be enough

 

Irish eyes

 

No. Said member has made a new profile with the same username http://www.cointalk.com/member.php?u=36099

 

No no, I meant it looks like she has Irish eyes.

 

Great call by Taxidermist!

http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1945.html

 

I'm glad you clarified that, but maybe she should have married a fish.

Chris

 

Fishwife also called a woman who is coarse and evil-tempered. I didn't want to slander the nice Aachen granny.

 

She has a nose that would make W.C. Fields proud.

Chris

 

Or Jimmy Durante......

 

Fishwife? Hmm, she is supposed to be a market woman, somebody who sells (not necessarily fish ) at the city market in Aachen. This notgeld piece is also depicted here ...
http://www.cointalk.com/t86455/#post780055
... and I wrote something about it (and other Aachen notgeld issues) here:
http://www.cointalk.com/t86455/#post781177

Christian

 

that looks like my girlfreind

 

Christian, she looks more familiar than just that coin. Was her picture also on some paper notgeld of the period as well? From memory, (fallible of course), when I saw the pic at first all I remembered was "Aachen", but I believe it was from paper money.

Chris

 

Nonsense, she clearly sells fish, not other items you might find on a market. The image on the coin is showing her left side, while the moon is shining on her path to the Eichhörnchenweg masonic lodge. As usual, she had her fish with her, she sold them to the gentlemen from the lodge who loved snacks during their meetings.

I know all this for a fact, as I have undeniable evidence which will be revealed to Mr. Robert W. Hoge, who I will contact right away using various aliases. I will show you all.

 

There sure is something fishy about that story. And Chris, I have not seen that woman on paper (emergency) notes from Aachen, but then I do not collect paper money. So there may very well be a similar design on a note.

Oh, and Aachen has some good looking ladies too, hehe. See the images below, taken from this page. But these pieces are not quite as characteristic as the, umm, fish woman.

Christian

 

Hello!
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By the way, that's a picture of my own coin. I have had it for a long time, but didn't know who is that's woman. I'm very happy to eventually know the story of the market woman of Aachen!