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Reason
High quality, historical EV (presented as a complete set).
Original
A complete set of three Siege of Kolberg Kommissions-Kupon Issue (1807), named for the authorizing coinage commission. Handwritten on cardboard, and denominated in Groschen, these siege notes were emergency wartime issue circulated by Kolberg, in the Kingdom of Prussia. Each handwritten note generally had multiple (4–6) authorizing signatures.
Articles in which these images appear
Siege of Kolberg (1807), Kołobrzeg, Groschen
FP category for this image
Currency/European currency
Creator
Kolberg, Kingdom of Prussia
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13


Kolberg (1761)

Promoted File:GER-COL-S-1451-Prussia-Siege of Kolberg-2 groschen-1807.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:GER-COL-S-1452-Prussia-Siege of Kolberg-4 groschen-1807.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:GER-COL-S-1453-Prussia-Siege of Kolberg-8 groschen-1807.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]