10 Centimes Stad Gent

Features

Issuer	City of Ghent (Belgian notgeld)
King	Albert I (1909-1934)
Type	Token
Year	1920
Value	10 Centimes (0.10 BEF)
Currency	Franc (1832-2001)
Composition	Cardboard
Weight	0.7 g
Diameter	26.5 mm
Thickness	0.90 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1 January 1927
Number	N# 86312
References	LA# BLU-GT5.1 Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Obverse

Skyline of the city and a dragon above

Script: Latin

Lettering: STAD GENT

Translation: City of Ghent

Reverse

Value and lettering

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UIT
BETAALBAAR
10c
JANUARI
1920

Translation:
exchangeable
10c
January 1920

Comments

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.

See also

• 25 Centimes (Stad Gent)

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Numista Rarity index: 80

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Price
	The Coinhouse Auctions Auction 15 Lot 1170	20 Jun 2020	UNC	USD 26.77 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 57 Lot 2194	19 Mar 2022	VF	USD 21.42 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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