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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2396191, member: 51347&quot;][USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] : &quot;Aachen/Julich/Cleves/Berg/Koln, all important Cities back in era 1000-1600AD.</p><p>A lot of history. I remember as a kid, that the town had still intact fortifications/walls from that era. The Duke&#039;s (Julich) palace has magnificent 15 foot Boxwood hedges dating way back in time to 1500. But then Germany is a treasure trove of historical cities/towns/sites/cathederals/monuments/art....</p><p>Best of all, issued about 1/4 of all coinage made worldwide from the first Lydian EL Staters to present. I do not think that any gold/silver/copper ore, are mined in Germany....so must have had to purchase the metals to produce that vast amt. of coinage.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>WOW, did not know that about that area&#039;s production of coinage!&nbsp; It is a gorgeous area in the countryside.&nbsp; My mother&#039;s family is originally from Schanckweiler, about 10k west of Bitberg.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been all over the area, including the cool castle at Berg.&nbsp; One King Henry VIII&#039;s wives was from Cleves... I think she was a &quot;Mare&quot;...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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