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Belgium - Ghent WWI Cardboard Emergency Money, 25 Centimes
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Moneta
Registered: August 2005
Location: Arizona USA
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City of Ghent (Province of East Flanders) under King Albert I (1909-1934), in exiled government in London. Woman in center, surrounded by flowers and the heraldic lion in front and bottom. Not physically in the Moneta Museum. Lettering: STAD GENT; Translation: City of Ghent. Reverse lettering:
UIT
BETAALBAAR
25c
JANUARI
1920
[Translation:]
Exchangeable
25c
January 1920
In early 1918, the occupation government requisitioned all available metal. The municipal administration was then forced to order 10 and 25 cent cardboard coins.
The artist who designed these monetary tokens is René Decramer.
They were printed by the Vanderpoorten institutions. Reference cited is Laurens Aernout, 2017; "Catalgus van Belgische Numismaticsche Uitgiften: 1831 - 2017"
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Here's a link to the article I wrote for the "NI Bulletin" [Sep/Oct 2023], the bimonthly publication of Numismatics International. It explores the conditions of the WWI minting of these unusual emergency coins of Ghent, Belgium - click this: [ link ]
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Keywords: Ghent WWI Cardboard Emergency Money 25 Centimes
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Denomination: 25 Centimes
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Reference #: LA# BLU-GT5.2
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Date/Mintmark: NA (1918)
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Weight: 31.5 mm
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Metal: cardborad
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