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Coins of the Principality of Liechtenstein

Today's theme is dedicated to the coins of the Principality of Liechtenstein, the fourth most populous and largest state in Europe, located on the border of Austria and Switzerland . It will not be a surprise that coins for a state with a population of 9,000 people (at the beginning of the 20th century) were issued in extremely small editions, and therefore are quite expensive and rarely found. 

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Coins of Austria (1804-1938)

Founded in 962 by ruler Otto I, the Holy Roman Empire was called upon to unite all Christian peoples. The Empire, which lasted more than 800 years, as a result of the Napoleonic Wars in 1804 ceased to exist and broke up into dozens of independent states. The last Holy Roman Emperor to resign and assume the title of Emperor of Austria was Franz II.

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Coins of foreign states during the First World War.

Монеты Первой мировой войны
Those who are fond of the history of minting coins by European states at the beginning of the last century could not help but notice that due to military needs, a number of countries during the First World War were forced to abandon the issue of coins from strategic materials such as brass, bronze, copper, nickel and switch to less popular in the military industry zinc and steel. Issued coins sometimes repeated the design of their pre-war "predecessors," but only in a different material, or, came out in a completely new design . I want to tell you about these coins, as well as coins issued by the conquering countries for circulation in the occupied territories, accompanying my review with illustrations of coins from my own collection.

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