Ghent 1918 2 frank

Künker sale 264, lot 4375

This specimen was lot 4375 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €160 (about US$207 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"STADT GENT, 2 Franken 1918. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (city of Ghent, German occupation, two francs of 1918, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

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. This piece, tho in the same style, was actually struck after the war in 1920 to raise money for reconstruction.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper gilt.

Catalog reference: J. 617 II, KM Tn5.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

Link to:

• Belgium 1914 20 frank
• Ghent 1915 frank restrike
• Ghent 1917 5 frank
• Ghent 1918 5 frank
• Coins and currency dated 1918
• return to coins of Belgium