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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1152749, member: 39&quot;]Surprise. It was Americans and British forces that, regardless of who originally had that idea, bombed Dresden in those days. The point is that these coins were not issued to condemn that - after all, it was Nazi Germany that started the war. No, the 5M coin, and the memorial with the ruins of the Frauenkirche, rather had a &quot;never again&quot; message - which from the GDR regime&#039;s point of view did of course have a different &quot;accent&quot; than the later Federal Republic coins which focused on reconciliation.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, in the rebuilt Frauenkirche in Dresden there is one of the Coventry Crosses - such symbols would be pretty much impossible if people today, about two thirds of a century after the end of that war, still constantly pointed at and accused others. And yes, coins sure are means of conveying political messages - but I was simply trying to show a piece that I like, as part of a &quot;theme line&quot; so to say.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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