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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 7653329, member: 89314&quot;]BRAUNAU&nbsp; Ludwig Friedrich von Saxe-Hildburghausen&nbsp; Uniface Silver 1 Gulden Siege Klippe (60 Kreuzer) 1743</p><p><br /></p><p>Braunau is today in Upper Austria, close to the Bavarian border, but in 1740 it was part of Bavaria. When the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48) broke out, Austrian troops quckly occupied a large part of Bavaria. Braunau was besieged but relieved in 1742. However, the forces of Charles of Lorraine, Maria Theresia of Austria&#039;s brother-in-law, defeated the Bavarians at Simbach (across the river Inn from Braunau) on 9 May 1743. Some of the troops under the command of Ludwig-Friedrich of Saxe-Hildburghausen took refuge in Braunau, where they were besieged.&nbsp; Ludwig Friedrich struck coins to pay the troops, first from melting silver plate but then many more in lead. The city fell on 30 June 1743, although, unknown to the belligerents,&nbsp; the Duke of Bavaria had in fact already ceded Braunau to Austria in negotiations with Charles of Lorraine&nbsp; on 27 June.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: L_ AVXILIVM_ F_ BRAVHNAV._ Z A NOBIS. S. (LFHZS = Ludwig Friedrich Herzog (duke) Z(u) S (axony) We help Braunau )&nbsp; &nbsp; Crown dividing 17 43 over oval arms of Saxe-Hildburghausen (crown of rue over horizontal bars) , below IM (9 over MAY) VF (= Im Vertrauen Fest (firmly in confidence, the duke&#039;s motto)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315782[/ATTACH]</p><p>Braunau is better known today as Hitler&#039;s birthplace.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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