Ghent 1917 5 frank

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 3184

This specimen was lot 3184 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 35 € (about US$45 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Bélgica. 1917. Gante. 5 francos. Moneda acuñada durante la ocupación alemana, en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Corrosiones en el anverso. Hierro chapado en latón. MBC-/MBC [coin minted during the German occupation of World War One. Corrosion on the obverse, iron plated with brass, about very fine]." In 1914, Belgium was unwillingly dragged into World War One when she was invaded and overrun by the Germans. For the city of Ghent, the occupiers issued fifty centimes, one, two and five franken tokens.

Recorded mintage: 108,000.

Specifications: brass plated steel, this specimen 16,76 g.

Catalog reference: KM Tn6.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

Link to:

• Belgium 1914 50 centimes
• Ghent 1915 frank restrike
• 1917 5 centimes, silver restrike
• 1917 10 centimes, silver restrike
• Ghent 1918 2 frank restrike
• Ghent 1918 5 frank
• Coins and currency dated 1917