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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 101203, member: 669&quot;]In this case the letters &quot;HI&quot; represent Hans Jacob, who was the Mintmaster at the Chemnitz Mint from 1624-35, during the rule of the first Johann Georg (there were four). That was during the time that the Roman alphabet had only 24 letters, lacking &quot;J&quot; and &quot;U&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1666-67, during the rule of Johann Georg II, Mintmaster Hennig Idlers used the same HI mark at the Bautzen Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>The study of 17th-19th Century German State coins involves a huge amount of information. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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