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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2541541, member: 8959&quot;]Here is an interesting coin from the historical perspective. After his series of military successes, Napoleon appointed his own youngest brother, Jerome, as king of Westphalia. The kingdom of Westphalia was based in the city of Kassel where Jerome Napoleon reigned for a short time between 1807 and 1813. </p><p>He was forced out and his kingdom dissolved after the tide turned and Napoleon&#039;s army suffered reverses in german territory. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]544732[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]544733[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is part of a series struck to the so-called french standard (nominated in franken, francs) and not in the german monetary standard even though they circulated in german speaking territory.</p><p><br /></p><p>After he was ousted from his luxurious and expensive post, and his brother&#039;s defeat at Waterloo, Jerome retuned to France and occupied various positions in succeeding french governments. </p><p>Interestingly, two if Jerome Napoleon&#039;s descendants went on to serve the United States Government in various positions. One of them served as Secretary of the Navy and US Attorney General during Theodore Roosevelt&#039;s administration.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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