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Valued Member
United States
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Hello all,
I have had two major hobbies since I was a kid in the 70's, Genealogy and coin collecting.
I have recently began to wonder, what was the coinage that my ancestors used during 1800-1900's.
They lived in Eastern Europe,what was then a town in Galicia,Austria.
I suspect the official coinage might have been Austrian, but given the influence of the German, Polish language in everyday life and politics of the area, I'm not sure what actually was in the hands of my ancestors.
I would appreciate any advice or suggestions to pursue this further.
Thanks for your help,
Brian Lehman
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Pillar of the Community
United States
651 Posts |
Most of the time they probably would have been bartering. Take a look at the coins listed in the Krause world coin catalogs. If you do not have one go to a local library.
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Valued Member
 United States
189 Posts |
A Library, Whats that? kidding!
Been a long time since I've looked at Krause,frankly forgot about it,
Thanks for reminding me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
651 Posts |
Sometimes the library might even have a used book sale. I've gotten these catalogs for under $5. I also would suggest going to a local coin club.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 Blcoinnut, What a great concept! As we get older, time wise,  I would also like to know. What did they use if they had any. The Irish potato famine made my ancestors come to America. This could be a great link in time if people post what they found out. Some one once said " If you don't know history, it is like being born yesterday." Thanks, Brian. |
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Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Nice to see how people are interested in their roots. In 1772 the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria , or simply Galicia, became the largest, most populous, and northernmost province of the Austrian Empire, where it remained until the dissolution of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I in 1918.So my guess is that that period is great influence of Austria so my guess is that they used Austrian coins .  I hope that you will find up what are you looking for.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I've always been interested in the coins of my ancestors, and now that I am able to ID the exact town and time period,
I would like to add them to my collection but I haven't been able to find out exactly what types would have been in their hands.
I was hoping that someone here with foreign coin experience could shed some light on the subject.
Looking at Austria, wondering about Poland or Russia.
Thanks again
Brian
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I suspect the official coinage might have been Austrian... Correct. Prior to 1772, the region known as Galicia was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It passed into Austrian hands after the First Partition of Poland. Up until 1804, the new "Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria" issued it's own coinage - like this one. But in 1804 the Holy Roman Empire collapsed thanks to an invasion by Napoleon. The emperor's remaining landholdings, mostly outside the boundaries of the old Empire, including Galicia, became the Empire of Austria. So coins of this nation would have circulated. In 1867, the Empire was reorganized into a federal state, with each kingdom and principality in the empire placed under the control of either the Austrian or Hungarian parliament. Galicia was closer to Budapest than Vienna, but nevertheless was placed under Austrian control, and again Austrian coinage would have officially circulated there, though Hungarian coins no doubt also cropped up in change. On the coinage of Austria, both pre-1867 and post-1867, Galicia gets a mention in the imperial titles on the obverse. On this coin, for example, you can see "GAL" just above the emperor's eyes. After World War I, the western half was annexed to the new Polish state, while the eastern half was eventually annexed to Soviet Ukraine. 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
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks SAP,
Very informative.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Would love to hear from some of the members from "Down Under" ( is that politically correct? ) If they came from the original "prisoners" from England. I realize the term also meant "debtors" and whom ever was in jail ready to fill the quota. Thanks, I love History.
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Bicoinnut, guess this history did not go over unless there is a previous post. Still a great idea. Made me search for my ancestors coins. Thanks.
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