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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jochen1, post: 3339318, member: 103829&quot;]This Notgeld Banknote alludes to the Polish Revolt in the Prussian Province of Posen in 1848. In the context of the liberal conditions which dominate the public opinion in that time, the Poles decided to take advantage of the favourable situation and to become independent of Prussia. But their revolt was defeated quickly by the Prussian army. The revolt has had bad consequences:</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) The privileges of the Grand Duchy Posen inside the Prussian state were suspended. From 1849 on there were no more special rights for Poles. </p><p>(2) During the so-called pre-March era the Germans have had great sympathies for the Polish demand for liberty. This sympathy gave way for an anti-Polish sentiment.</p><p>(3) The German language was introduced obligatorily in schools and courts.</p><p>(4) The Poles themselves became convinced that their way to an own state could not achieved by violence. Instead they rely on the concept of organic work inside the existing legal system (&quot;legalization&quot;)</p><p><br /></p><p>Best regards[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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