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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 810870, member: 39&quot;]Cannot say anything about this piece, but yes, Metternich had a coin collection. Quite interesting, by the way - he bought the collection of Karl Huss, the last executioner in the city of Eger/Cheb. Metternich got the coins (more than 7,000 pieces) and various other objects, and Huss got the right to live in Kynžvart castle for the rest of his life, plus a lifetime pension. That was in May 1828.</p><p><br /></p><p>Half a year later, a burglar stole many of the coins, in a bag that weighed 75 kg (165 lb). First Huss was among the suspects too, and even Metternich did not quite trust him. But Huss, who had invested a lot of time and money in his collection while it was still his, apparently convinced: He lived is &quot;his&quot; castle, with all of &quot;his&quot; coins, why would he steal the collection? Huss even showed visitors the castle and, in front of the empty coin showcases, would explain which piece had been where ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Roughly another six months later the guy who had stolen the collection was caught in Prague; he had most of the pieces in the inn/hotel room where he lived. And except for a few coins that got lost, the Huss-Metternich collection can still be visited at Kynžvart castle, on the Western &quot;edge&quot; of the Czech Republic.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for long names, how about the one that our (German) Defense Secretary has? His full name is Karl Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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