GERMANY - ALLEMAGNE Brisach (town of). 48 kreuzers klippe, Vieux-Brisach (Breisach) besieged by the Swedes 1633, Brisach. Av. Three shields of Austria, Haute-Alsace and Brisach laid two and one; above the (date); in the centre a rosette; at the bottom, XL - VIII. Rv. Inscriptions in five lines: MO: NO / VAST: ALS: / ET / BRISIACAE / INDEX and below -*-, all within a grenetis. Mailliet XIX, 8 - MO.4.1.2.8.2 ; Silver - 16.67 g - 42 mm - 12 h PCGS Genuine Repaired-XF Detail (55951551). Strike with slightly rusty or improperly finished corners, as usually on these types. Good centering. Stain on reverse. TTB to Superb. The Imperials had to evacuate Alsace in 1632 and moved the government to the strategically located fortified town of Breisach. On 7 July 1733, the two generals, Count Palatine (Rheingraf) Otto and Margrave Frederick of Baden-Durlach, commander of the Swedish troops, laid siege to Brisach. This siege coin was minted by the Austrian commander of the besieged town, Hannibal von Schauenburg, using objects and precious metals requisitioned from the town's bourgeoisie.