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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 587288, member: 39&quot;]That &quot;eagle helmet&quot; which Wilhelm II wears on the coins from German East Africa, and on that 1901 Prussian commem, is part of the Gardes du Corps uniform. Quite appropriate; that emperor apparently liked this pompous style.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as German coins are concerned, I primarily collect pieces from this country (Federal Republic), but many of the pre-1949 coins sure are attractive too. Guess it was common in those days to commemorate wars and victories, but some of the portraits are very well done. By the way, in the German Empire it was (until 1909) not allowed to depict &quot;non-royals&quot; on coins ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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