Ghent 1918 5 frank
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This specimen was lot 46067 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "BELGIUM. Ghent. 5 Franken, 1918. PCGS MS-63. From the Ralph Titus World War I Collection." 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 frank tokens.
Recorded mintage: 339,000.
Specification: 17.25 g, brass plated steel, 38.73 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-Tn7.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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