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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2965589, member: 8959&quot;]That is an interesting coin you have there, bender767. Nice piece<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was minted as the 30-years War (Dreißigjähriger Krieg, 1618-1648) had already been raging in Germany for 3 years. This was a tragic and murderous religious war in which a large proportion of the civilian population of the area of Germany were Frankfurt is located (Hessen) was killed as rival bands of soldiers plundered the countryside and bled it to death. <font size="4">The free City of Frankfurt was not left immune. Your coin is a silent witness to that tragic event...</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">I also collect german state coins and have a some of them in my collection. I specially like those showing a view of the city of Frankfurt as seen from the River Main:</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Frankfurt - Taler 1772:</font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]726767[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]726768[/ATTACH]</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Frankfurt - Doppeltaler 1841:&nbsp; </font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]726769[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]726770[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Frankfurt - 6 Kreuzer 1853 (note the intricate detail on this tiny coin - about the size of a nickel) </font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]726771[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]726772[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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