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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2209348, member: 39&quot;]No, and therefore the answer to your question is No. In 1945 the use of the swastika in the Deutsches Reich was understandably banned by the Allied occupation administration. In the Federal Republic of Germany, founded four years later, the legal situation is a little different. Bottom line: It is OK here in certain historical contexts (e.g. in a movie about the regime) and on original items from the nazi years. The latter includes coins but not modern nazi medals. Yes, I know that eBay applies its own rules, but that company does not make the laws here. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for cultural heritage, I would rather see an important work of art in a public museum &quot;somewhere&quot; than hidden in a private collection in the country or area of origin. But these days hardly anybody would support moving, say, an ancient temple to some other country simply because some collector might be able to afford it. See my examples in the previous post: Is it more legitimate to illegally &quot;grab&quot; and &quot;export&quot; precious items from a Bulgarian grave, or from a museum during some Iraqi Freedom campaign, simply because they can be moved more easily than an entire building?</p><p><br /></p><p>My primary problems with this bill are, first, the mandatory documentation - basically makes sense, but how am I supposed to &quot;prove&quot; that some work of art has been in our family for many years or decades? The second issue is the lack of any differentiation between single rare/unique objects and &quot;mass&quot; coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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