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Preliminary Remark The measures set out in the VIII. HA seals, coats of arms, genealogy, D coins, medals and medals are mainly items handed down since 1945 In the "Overview of the holdings of the Secret State Archives of Berlin-Dahlem, Part 2 II - IX. Main Department" by H. O. Meisner and G. Winter, Leipzig 1935, the Department III Medals and Coins is listed with 20 numbers. In the pre-war repertory of the collections of the GStA, 26 coins and medals are individually listed under section III. the last accession dates from 1937. the pieces of the GStA were removed during the Second World War and obviously neither reached Dahlem nor the Central State Archives of the GDR, Merseburg Department, after the end of the war. The find book about the collections of the department Merseburg does not mention coins and medals. In Dahlem, in the then VIII. Main Department of Seal, Coat of Arms and Family History Collections, D Medals and Coins which were added after 1945. These form the main part of today's collection. In addition, a group for badges has been added. In 2006 some pieces from the I. HA Realien were recorded, large-format plaques remained there. The medal for the Berlin Trade Exhibition (1844), now No. 9, is also listed in the pre-war repertory. Last number assigned: 111 Instructions for use The VIII. HA Seal, coat of arms, genealogy, D coins, medals and medals is additionally listed by an index of places and persons as well as an index of medalists. In the index of medalists, no distinction has been made between the medalist, the modeller, the stamp cutter, etc. The collection is in the magazine Dahlem and can be ordered on red loan notes. The pieces are to be ordered as follows: VIII. HA D No. xy The pieces are to be quoted as follows: GStA PK, VIII. HA Seal, Coat of Arms, Genealogy, D Coins, Orders and Medals, No. xy Clear, 16. 10. 2006 finding aids: database; find book, 1 vol.