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Germany is today a federal republic consisting of sixteen states. Federalism has a long tradition in German history. The Holy Roman Empire comprised many petty states, numbering more than 300 around 1796. The number of territories was greatly reduced during the Napoleonic Wars, 1796-1814. After the Congress of Vienna in 1815, 39 states formed the German Confederation. The Confederation was dissolved after the Austro-Prussian War. Prussia and the other states in Northern and Central Germany united as a federal state, the North German Federation in 1867. The Southern states Bavaria, Württemberg, Baden and Hesse-Darmstadt entered military alliances with Prussia. In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, those states joined the North German Federation. It was consequently renamed to German Empire, and the parliament and Federal Council decided to give the Prussian king the title of German Emperor. The new German Empire included 25 states and the imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine. After the territorial losses of the Treaty of Versailles, the remaining states continued as republics of a new German federation. These states were gradually de facto abolished and reduced to provinces under the Nazi regime. In 1949, the German Democratic Republic, commonly referred to as East Germany, was established in the Soviet zone, while the Federal Republic of Germany, commonly referred to as West Germany, was established in the three western zones. The country was peacefully reunited on 3 October 1990.

German States, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Friedrich II, 1440 - 1470

|Germany|, |German| |States,| |Margraviate| |of| |Brandenburg,| |Friedrich| |II,| |1440| |-| |1470||Hohlpfennig| |Bracteate|
Frederick II of Brandenburg was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 until his abdication in 1470, and was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
ME92076. Silver Hohlpfennig Bracteate, Bahrfeldt 16a, Tewes H60c, Saurma 4819, aEF, toned, tiny edge crack, weight 0.274 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 0o, Frankfurt (Oder) mint, 1440 - 1470; obverse helmet with crest of six feathers on top, within rayed border; reverse incuse of obverse; ex Münzenhandlung W. Rittig (Schwelm, Germany); $80.00 (€75.20)
 


German States, Brandenburg, Friedrich II, 1440 - 1470

|Germany|, |German| |States,| |Brandenburg,| |Friedrich| |II,| |1440| |-| |1470||Hohlpfennig| |Bracteate|
Frederick II of Brandenburg was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 until his abdication in 1470, and was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
ME89077. Silver Hohlpfennig Bracteate, Tewes H53, Bahrfeldt 16g var., VF, toned, tiny edge crack, weight 0.341 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, Berlin mint, 1440 - 1470; obverse helmet with crest of six feathers top and three feathers at the back, within rayed border; reverse incuse of obverse; ex Münzenhandlung Manfred Olding (Osnabrück, Germany); rare; $70.00 (€65.80)
 


German States, Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, Arnold von Solms, 1286 - 1296 A.D.

|Germany|, |German| |States,| |Prince-Bishopric| |of| |Bamberg,| |Arnold| |von| |Solms,| |1286| |-| |1296| |A.D.||bracteate| |pfennig|
Bamberg is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, laid out over seven hills where the Regnitz and Main rivers meet. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby Babenberch castle. Its old town preserves structures from the 11th to 19th centuries including the muraled Altes Rathaus (town hall), which occupies an island in the Regnitz reached by arched bridges. The Romanesque Bamberg Cathedral, begun in the 11th century, features four towers and numerous stone carvings. Cited as one of Germany's most beautiful town, with medieval streets and Europe's largest intact old city wall, the old town of Bamberg has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.
ME92099. Silver bracteate pfennig, Krug Bamberg 87, VF, toning, uneven strike with unstruck area, weight 17.43 g, maximum diameter 0.434 mm, die axis 0o, Bamberg mint, 1286 - 1296 A.D.; obverse eight point rosette or star within linear circle, surrounded by four alternating crescents and crosses with pellets between them; reverse incuse of the obverse; $70.00 (€65.80)
 


German States, Brandenburg, Friedrich II, 1440 - 1470

|Germany|, |German| |States,| |Brandenburg,| |Friedrich| |II,| |1440| |-| |1470||Hohlpfennig| |Bracteate|
Frederick II of Brandenburg was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 until his abdication in 1470, and was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
ME89076. Silver Hohlpfennig Bracteate, Bahrfeldt 16g, Tewes H52a, VF, toned, tiny edge splits, light deposits, weight 0.379 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, Berlin mint, 1440 - 1470; obverse helmet with crest of six feathers top and three feathers at the back, within rayed border; reverse incuse of obverse; ex Münzenhandlung Manfred Olding (Osnabrück, Germany); $60.00 (€56.40)
 


Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I the Hogmouth, 18 July 1658 - 5 May 1705, Counterfeit From the Time

|Bohemia|, |Holy| |Roman| |Empire,| |Leopold| |I| |the| |Hogmouth,| |18| |July| |1658| |-| |5| |May| |1705,| |Counterfeit| |From| |the| |Time||3| |Kreuzer|
The obverse legends translates, "Leopold, by God Grace, Emperor of the Romans always august, King of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia." Similar coins were struck in Austria, Bohemia, and Silesia, but this coin has an impossible combination of a Bohemian reverse legend, the arms of Vienna Austria, the and a privy mark that is not listed. It can only be an unofficial counterfeit. We do not know why the counterfeiter made a completely new impossible type instead of just copying an official coin.
WO99072. Silver 3 Kreuzer, Apparently unpublished, gF, porous, small edge chip, weight 0.882 g, maximum diameter 21.4 mm, die axis 0o, unofficial mint, 1699 - 1705; obverse LEOPOLDVS D G R I S A G H B R (Leopoldus, Dei Gratia, Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus, Germaniae, Hungariae Bohemiaeque Rex), laureate and draped bust right, 3 (denomination) in frame below; reverse GER HVN BO-HEMIA REX 16-99 (Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiaeque Rex), arms of Vienna on breast of crowned imperial two headed eagle, crown breaking date above, (G:B) (privy mark) below; ex Zeus auction 16 (26 Feb 2021), lot 883; SOLD


Upper Lusatia, Meissen, Conrad II - Henry III, 1027 - 1056 A.D.

|Poland|, |Upper| |Lusatia,| |Meissen,| |Conrad| |II| |-| |Henry| |III,| |1027| |-| |1056| |A.D.||randpfennige| |(rim| |pfennig)|
Meissen (in German Meißen) is a town northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river. Lusatia also known as Sorbia, is a historical region in Central Europe, split between Germany and Poland. The region is the home of the ethnic group of Sorbs.
ME89017. Silver randpfennige (rim pfennig), Kilger MOL A 3:1, Gumowski 49, VF, weak strike, raised rim, weight 0.949 g, maximum diameter 14.1 mm, die axis 270o, anonymous mint, c. 1027 - 1056 A.D.; obverse clover leaf cross, dots and dotted wedges in quarters; border of triangles, V's and other shapes simulating a legend; reverse small cross with 12 pellets around, border of triangles, annulets and other shapes simulating a legend; SOLD


Upper Lusatia, Meissen, Conrad II - Henry III, 1027 - 1056 A.D.

|Poland|, |Upper| |Lusatia,| |Meissen,| |Conrad| |II| |-| |Henry| |III,| |1027| |-| |1056| |A.D.||randpfennige| |(rim| |pfennig)|
Meissen (in German Meißen) is a town northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river. Lusatia also known as Sorbia, is a historical region in Central Europe, split between Germany and Poland. The region is the home of the ethnic group of Sorbs.
ME92097. Silver randpfennige (rim pfennig), Kilger MOL A 3:1, Gumowski 49, gF, toned, raised rim, weight 1.130 g, maximum diameter 15.5 mm, die axis 0o, anonymous mint, c. 1027 - 1056 A.D.; obverse clover leaf cross, border of triangles, X's and other shapes simulating a legend; reverse small cross with 12 pellets around, border of triangles, X's and other shapes simulating a legend; SOLD







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