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Wendish Coinage Union
The Wendish Coinage Union (''Wendischer Münzverein'') was an organisation bound by treaty formed by the North German Hanseatic towns from 1379 to the 16th century whose aim was to have standardised coinage regulations. The core cities involved were Lübeck, Hamburg, Wismar, Lüneburg, but they were joined for a time by Rostock, Stralsund and Hanover. The basis was the Lübeck Mark (''Lübische Mark''), from which coins known as State Marks ('' Staatsmark'') were struck from 1506 to 1530. Furthermore, a number of coin denominations were minted with fractional values of the Lübeck Mark. These were: * The Witten valued at 4 ''Pfennigs'', the ##Viertelwitten'' ( Witte, ''Hohlpfennigs'' ("hollow ''pfennigs''), * '' Dreilings, Sechslings, Blafferts'' * Various ''Schilling'' coins. Lüneburg also minted the so-called '' Wendenthaler'', which was also valid in the Coinage Union. The common symbol on the coins was a six-pointed star in the middle of a cross. This symbol was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Behrens is a surname of Germanic origin. Notable people with the surname include: Politics/social * Alice Behrens (1885–1952), British Girl Guide * Betty Behrens (1904–1989), British historian * Katja Behrens (1942–2021), German writer and translatorj * Heidi Behrens-Benedict (born 1948), American politician * Manfred Behrens (born 1956), German politician * Rob Behrens (born 1952), UK Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Design and arts * Peter Behrens (1868–1940), German architect * Paul Behrens (1893–1984), German clock maker * Hanne Behrens (born 1950), Danish goldsmith * Howard Behrens (born 1933), American artist Entertainment * Jack Behrens (born 1935), Canadian composer * Heinz Behrens (1932-2022), German actor * Hildegard Behrens (1937–2009), German opera singer * Peter Behrens (musician) (1947–2016), German musician, actor and clown * Sam Behrens (born 1950), American actor * Howie Behrens, member of rock band Pushmonkey Sports * Kurt Behrens (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
