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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1088309, member: 39&quot;]Umm, the last one ended sixty-five years ago. The Federal Republic of Germany, founded in 1949, has not fought any, and both France and Germany are part of the European Union. This close political and economic interdependence in the EU does not necessarily prevent wars, but it sure makes them much less likely. (Hope the Americans don&#039;t fight any more civil wars. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p><br /></p><p>And Prussia ceased to exist in 1947 anyway. That country occupied and absorbed quite a few smaller countries after 1815, and it also managed to keep Austria out of the 1871 empire. The result was this German Empire had one dominating force, and one that was certainly not loved by all in that empire ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to that coin - you will have noticed that the eagle differs from the usual one. On these two (2M and 3M) he grabs and holds a snake. And of course that is not taken from the Mexican CoA, but the snake represents the enemy. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Mintage was 1.5 million (2M) and 2 million (3M). Apparently quite a few proof pieces were issued, since even in proof they are not terribly expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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