Künker Auction 348: The Axel Tesmer Collection of Prussian Coins, Part I
Künker Auction 348: The Axel Tesmer Collection of Prussian Coins, Part I Dear Künker bidders and coin enthusiasts, Modesty, honesty, a sense of duty, self-discipline, punctuality, thriftiness, reliability, and conscientiousness: these are just some of the virtues that the Prussian state has propagated as “Prussian virtues” since Frederick William I. There were only a few states that developed a similarly detailed canon of civic virtues. It has shaped the German self-image to this day. Why was it, of all things, the dynasty that ruled over the Margraviate of Brandenburg and Prussia to ...
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