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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 7569712, member: 89314&quot;]Coins of another obscure town, not in great condition (I am afraid we have come a long way down from the artistic glory of the Lubeck 1/4 Ducat with which [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] started this thread but variety is the spice of life) </p><p><br /></p><p>The town of Herford, in Westphalia, grew up around a Benedictine nunnery founded about 832. In time it became a member of the Hanseatic League and almost a coequal of the abbey. They struck coinage jointly in the mid 16th century.&nbsp; From about 1580 until 1670 the town struck local issues of its own. In 1631, during the 30 Years&#039; War, it became a free Imperial city but lost that dignity in 1647. It would become part of Prussia in 1803.(Craig)&nbsp; The population today is 66,000. </p><p><br /></p><p>Germany&nbsp; HERFORD&nbsp; Joint Issue of Margareta von Lippe, Abbess of Herford, and the Town of Herford&nbsp; Mariengroschen&nbsp; n.d. (1565-78)&nbsp;&nbsp; (obv. legend MO.NO.ABBATIS. ET. CIV. HERV )</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305229[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305230[/ATTACH] </p><p>Germany&nbsp; Town of HERFORD&nbsp; Copper 6 Pfennig 1670</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305231[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1305232[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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