Danzig 1932 5 gulden KM-156

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Sincona sale 4, lot 4669

This specimen was lot 4669 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Kaiserreich Danzig, Freie Stadt 5 Gulden 1932. Marienkirche. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Free city of Danzig, five gulden of 1932, for the Marienkirche. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type is one of two commemorative five gulden issued for Danzig in 1932; the other honored the seaport. Danzig, long part of Prussia and then Germany, was briefly independent 1919-39. Annexed by the Nazis, it fell to Poland in 1945 and was renamed Gdansk.

Recorded mintage: 430,000.

Specification: 14.82 g, 0.500 fine silver, .238 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: J. D17, KM 156.

Source:

  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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