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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 3384644, member: 57463&quot;][ATTACH=full]898943[/ATTACH] </p><p>1848 Revolution</p><p><br /></p><p>“When France sneezes, Europe catches cold.” Liberal, nationalist revolts broke out across Europe, the political expression of Romanticism that was typified by the music of Chopin and Liszt, and paintings of Eugene Delecroix, iconically, <i>Liberty Leading the People</i>(1830). </p><p><br /></p><p>Left (six kreutzer; billon silver; .220 fine Craig 67)</p><p>Top</p><p>VALTO PENZ (“draft money”) 6 Coat of Arms K MAGYAR KIRALYI (of the Hungarian king).</p><p>Bottom</p><p>HAT KRAJCZÁR 1848 </p><p>Right (20 Kreutzer silver Craig 69)</p><p>Obv: V FERD MAGY H T ORSZ KIRÁLYA ERD N FEJED (Ferdinand V, Hungarian, Croatian (H for Hrveczka) and Slavic (T for Toth) Countries King [and] Transylvania (Erdély) Grand Prince.</p><p>Rev:MAGY.OR.VÉDŐJE 1848 SZ.MÁRIA IST. ANNYA (Hungary’s national protector 1848 Saint Mary God’s Mother) (These two legends and translations from Numista.com)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ferdinand V actually abdicated in 1848, giving the crown to Franz Josef. As with other revolts, for example Texas against Mexico, the first claim was for a prior constitutional legitimacy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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