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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zantetsuken, post: 759715, member: 21665&quot;]You&#039;re very right &#039;commandosniper&#039;. Just about every country has a black mark on their history, and it&#039;s no different in my country (United States). If we let every infraction in history steer us away from collecting specific coins, coin collecting and numismatics would disappear completely. I think the main reason the atrocities by the Nazis is so notorious compared to other similar acts in history is that, unlike most other governments, is that hate, terror and expansion was it&#039;s primary policy. The Nazis specifically targeted the Jewish population for isolation and extermination. What made it all the worse, is so many people were killed in relatively short period of time. Even the swastika on the German flag and state arms, was used as a political weapon, and to strike fear into the Jewish people and other minorities. The red, white and black colors of the flag, were used because Hitler vilified the previous regime (Weimar Republic), and thus reverted to the colors used under the imperial government, in a modified form. Sorry if I got long winded, but I wanted to make the point. I have a few coins issued during the Third Reich, even though I detest the Nazi order and what it stood for. But I make it a rule never to get political when collecting coins, this is just my stance though.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>~Daniel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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