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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 42457, member: 1101&quot;]France was &quot;occupied&quot; - I thought they invited the Germans in?</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, good point about the 1949 German coins (but don&#039;t forget, there were some in &#039;48 also - I used to get 1948 pfennings in change on rare ocassion before the Euro).&nbsp; These coins were issued not with the name of the country on them, but the name of the bank.&nbsp; I found this on a website: &quot;By 1948 the joint Allied government had separated Germany into Western and Soviet zones, each with its own government and money.&nbsp; The first coins on both sides were issued before the establishment of their governments. &quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, it mentioned that in 1945 the allies reissued Nazi coins with the swastika taken off, but i am not sure if these ever circulated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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