"During the French Revolutionary Wars, the city was occupied by France twice: once, briefly, in 1792–3, and, later, after a seven-month siege. Luxembourg held out for so long under the French siege that French politician and military engineer Lazare Carnot called Luxembourg "the best [fortress] in the world, except Gibraltar", giving rise to the city's nickname: the 'Gibraltar of the North'. Nonetheless, the Austrian garrison eventually surrendered, and, as a consequence, Luxembourg was annexed into the French Republic as part of the département of Forêts, with Luxembourg City as its préfecture. Under the 1815 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Napoleonic Wars, Luxembourg City was placed under Prussian military control as a part of the German Confederation, although sovereignty passed to the House of Orange-Nassau, in personal union with the United Kingdom of the Netherlands."
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That's a good one.
I wonder if the PCGS graders get a good laugh when coins like this come across their desk?
Don't feel bad, I posted on this topic already.
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<< <i>I've never seen this coin before. Emergency / siege issue? >>
Siege Coinage, struck by General Bender during the French siege.
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<< <i>I've never seen this coin before. Emergency / siege issue? >>
Siege Coinage, struck by General Bender during the French siege. >>
Thank you. I'll read-up on it
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<< <i>I've never seen this coin before. Emergency / siege issue? >>
Siege Coinage, struck by General Bender during the French siege. >>
Thank you. I'll read-up on it >>
From http://www.answers.com/topic/luxembourg-city
"During the French Revolutionary Wars, the city was occupied by France twice: once, briefly, in 1792–3, and, later, after a seven-month siege. Luxembourg held out for so long under the French siege that French politician and military engineer Lazare Carnot called Luxembourg "the best [fortress] in the world, except Gibraltar", giving rise to the city's nickname: the 'Gibraltar of the North'.
Nonetheless, the Austrian garrison eventually surrendered, and, as a consequence, Luxembourg was annexed into the French Republic as part of the département of Forêts, with Luxembourg City as its préfecture. Under the 1815 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Napoleonic Wars, Luxembourg City was placed under Prussian military control as a part of the German Confederation, although sovereignty passed to the House of Orange-Nassau, in personal union with the United Kingdom of the Netherlands."
"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media" - William Colby, former CIA director
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