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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bart, post: 157680, member: 5580&quot;]Your coin is for certain a 2 liards, issued for the prince-bishopry of Liege in the name of Johann Theodor. (Liege KM#158).</p><p>The legends mean: I(ohann) THEOD(or) CAR(dinalem) D&#039;ei) G(ratia) BAV(aria) D(ux) and on the reverse EP(iscopus) ET PRIN(ceps) LEO(dinium) DUX B(ullionensis) M(arquis) F(ranchimontis) C(omes) L(oniensis) H(orniensis) or in English: Johann Theodor, cardinal, by the grace of God duke of Bavaria, bishop and prince of Liege, duke of Bouillon, marquis of Franchimont, count of Loon and Horn.</p><p>The prince-bishopry of Liege was a powerful state within&nbsp; the Holy Roman Empire. It consisted of about the modern provinces of Belgian and Netherlands Limburg and Liege. The state was not a part of the Austrian Netherlands, but a neighbour. It lasted until 1795 when it was annexed to France. After the repartition of 1815, it was a part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. When Belgium gained independence in 1830, Liege made part of it.</p><p>It still is a major city in Belgium, being the most important city of Wallonia, which is the French-speaking southern part of Belgium.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse shows the crowned shield of the prince-bishop, the reverse shows the shields of Liege (middle), Bouillon (above), Franchimont (right), Loon (left) and Horn (below)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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