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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2087622, member: 39&quot;]... and depicts the very same guy as the two pieces that I posted: John of Luxembourg - or John of Bohemia, or (as on your coins) John the Blind - married Elisabeth in 1310. In 1346 (he was already blind then, due to ophthalmia), John fought and died in the battle of Crécy that your coins commemorate.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other John is on the other side. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> At that time, Grand Duchess Charlotte was the head of state; Jean was the Hereditary Grand Duke then. Also note that the Luxembourgish spelling of the country name has changed; on your coins it ends in -burg while nowadays it is -buerg ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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