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Message:: [QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1078777, member: 39"]Some of these coins from the "two Reußes" are very rare and expensive. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Let me just add that on the first coin (B was Hannover's mintmark by the way) you see "V.G.G.". That is short for "von Gottes Gnaden" (by the Grace of God). And "ÄLT.L." means "Ältere Linie" (Elder Line) while "J.L." is "Jüngere Linie" (Younger Line). The last two images show the same coin. Well, not the same piece of course, but the same type. That is the only 20M coin that Reuß ä.L. issued. By the way, in the Prussian-Austrian war (1866), Reuß j.L. was on Prussia's side while Reuß ä.L. was on Austria's side. But there was not much fighting in the two countries ... probably because they were small and not all that decisive. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> And yes, that beard is impressive, hehe. Christian[/QUOTE]