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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 507642, member: 12789&quot;]I believe by collecting stuff from that era, you keep the past noticed, and draw awareness to the time and history.&nbsp; You cannot ignore history, or pretend it didn&#039;t happen, or it will repeat itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>I faced a similar dilemma when I decided to add this to my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/germany/germany201939dtl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/germany/germany201939.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left">Originally this design was initiated for an Austrian 100 Schilling note that was supposed to be released in 1938-39.&nbsp; We all know that in 1938 Germany invaded Austria and absorbed it into the Reich.&nbsp; In addition to stealing their nation, they also stole Austria&#039;s currency design and appropriated it for their Nazi currency, the Reichsmark.</p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left">So here you have it, a note that is otherwise very Austrian in design, appropriated by the Nazi&#039;s and an otherwise very attractive note was uglified by the placement of the swastika symbol.</p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left">But Austria got the last word, after the re-establishment of the Austrian Schilling currency, in 1947 Austria released the fraulein note, with a bit different design...</p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/austria/austria1001947dtl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/austria/austria1001947.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left">A very popular note with collectors, and very scarce today.</p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left">So numismatics tells a story if you let it.</p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> </p></p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p> </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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