Help To Identify Coin/Token (Id: 1970-S Bielhausen Commemorative Token)

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sethrd27 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 07/24/2018 2:59 pm cant find on the web so hoping someone can tell me something about it Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 194773 Posts	Posted 07/24/2018 3:10 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 07/24/2018 3:55 pm Sorry, need better pictures to help. .and welcome to the Forum! Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 07/24/2018 4:03 pm Typing "KREIS" into Numista came up with a couple a little similar. I'm on my phone so I can't make out the other words on the coin. At least this may be a starting point? https://en.numista.com/catalogue/in...&p=3&x=0&y=0 Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16963 Posts	Posted 07/24/2018 8:47 pm "Kreis" is the German word for "circle", but in a numismatic context, it is also the German equivalent of the English words "Shire" or "County" - the term used for a local government area. I would assume it to be a small tourist piece, sold to raise funds for the local council. Some such pieces are used as "coins" at local fairs. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 8034 Posts	Posted 07/24/2018 9:40 pm Bielhausen was a very short-lived village or township, in an administrative sense, existing only from 1971 to 1977, before being merged into the ancient town of Solms in Hessen Germany. So the first picture refers to Bielhausen, in the Kreis (district? shire?) of Wetzlar, which is a northern ex-urb of Frankfurt. Possibly this medal commemorated the incorporation of Bielhausen in 1971. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solms Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 07/25/2018 1:16 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 07/31/2018 5:12 pm I think the older has more value than the token.... (but I can be wrong) Edited by Petrus 07/31/2018 5:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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