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Denmark WWII

After the occupation of Denmark, British forces made a pre-emptive invasion of the Faroe Islands – then still a Danish amt (county) – to prevent their occupation by German troops.


From 1918 until 1944 Iceland was self-governing, but the Danish King was Head of State of both Denmark and Iceland. As with the Faroe Islands, the United Kingdom occupied Iceland (to pre-empt a German occupation) but later turned it over to the United States, before that country entered the war in 1941. Iceland became a fully independent republic in 1944 and has remained so thereafter.






Denmark - 5 Ore - 1943 NS - KM #834a



Denmark - 10 Ore - 1943 N GJ - KM #822.2a

 

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Denmark WWII

Regarding Greenland, on 9 April 1941, the Danish envoy (ambassador) to the United States, Henrik Kauffmann, signed a treaty with the U.S., authorising it to defend Greenland and construct military stations there. Kauffmann was supported in this decision by the Danish diplomats in the United States and the local authorities in Greenland. Signing this treaty "in the name of the King" was a clear violation of his diplomatic powers, but Kauffmann argued that he would not receive orders from an occupied Copenhagen.

Most of Denmark was liberated from German rule in May 1945 by British forces commanded by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery; the easternmost island of Bornholm was liberated by Soviet forces, who remained there for more than a year.






Denmark - 25 Ore - 1944 N GJ - KM #823.2a

 

Denmark Post WWII

In July 1945, two months after the liberation of Denmark, the Danish Parliament passed an emergency law initiating a currency reform, making all old banknotes void. A small number of employees at the National Bank had clandestinely begun the production of new banknotes in late 1943. The production of new notes happened without the knowledge of the German forces located at the bank, and by the spring of 1945 the bank's stock of notes was sufficient to initiate the exchange.[52] The law required was passed hastily on Friday 20 July and published the same day; it also closed all shops for the weekend. By Monday 23 July, all old notes were officially outlawed as legal tender and any note not declared in a bank by 30 July would lose its value. This law allowed any Dane to exchange a total of 100 kroner to new notes, no questions asked. An amount up to 500 kroner would be exchanged, provided the owner signed a written statement explaining its origins. Any amount above this level would be deposited in an escrow account and only released or exchanged following scrutiny by tax officials examining the validity of the person's statement about the origins of this wealth.






Denmark - 1 Ore - 1970 CS - KM #839.2

 

Denmark Post WWII

All existing bank accounts were also scrutinized. Multiple exchanges of cash by the same person were avoided by the requirement that currency would only be exchanged to anybody also handing in a specified ration stamp, previously issued in a different context, which had not yet been authorized for use. The exchange resulted in a significant drop in the currency supply, and around 20% of the 3,000 million kroner property declared had not previously been registered by the tax authorities. Estimates vary for the amounts of currency simply destroyed by its owners. All banknotes issued since the changeover date remain valid indefinitely; earlier ones are not valid.





Denmark - 2 Ore - 1972 CS - KM #840.3



Denmark - 5 Ore - 1962 CS - KM #843.2

 

:rollling: Nazi occupied Belgium.

 

2 kune Croatia 1941, zinc





There are only two coins issued by Croatia in WWII. This is one, the other, 1 kuna 1941 in zinc, is very rare.

petronius :smile

 

Vichy zinc. :rollling:

 

Belgium WWII

As the German army invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, the Belgian government announced its neutrality on September 3. On November 7, the King of Belgium made a joint public appeal with the Queen of the Netherlands, calling on all belligerents to accept mediation to terminate the war. Invasion of Belgium by Germany started on May 10, 1940 under the operational plan Fall Gelb and formed part of the greater Battle of France together with invasions of the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The Belgians put up a short-lived resistance and it took 18 days only before the country was subdued. Diplomatic considerations had led them to make very limited preparations for invasion and the attack was immediately successful.






Belgium - 5 Centimes - 1942 - KM #124


Belgium - 10 Centimes - 1943 - KM #125

 

Belgium WWII

Belgium was liberated late in 1944 by Allied forces, including British, Canadian, and American armies, including a small Belgian national contingent. On 3 September 1944 the Welsh Guards liberated the Belgian capital city Brussels. The Second British Army seized Antwerp on 4 of September 1944, and the First Canadian Army began conducting combat operations around the port that same month. Antwerp became a highly prized and heavily fought-over objective due to its largely intact deep-water port facilities and that French ports remained in German hands or unusable until late in 1944. The Battle of the Scheldt in October 1944 was fought primarily on Dutch soil, but with the objective of opening the waterway to Antwerp. The port city was also the main objective of German armies in December; the inability of the Allies to end the war in 1944 meant that Allied troops had to winter in Belgium, during which time the Ardennes Offensive was launched by the Germans, resulting in heavy fighting on Belgian soil that lasted into 1945.






Belgium - 25 Centimes - 1943 - KM #131



Belgium - 1 Franc - 1946 - KM #128

 

Belgium WWII

This peculiar coin was minted on the same blanks as US steel pennies (see above), but it was made by the US for use in Belgium during the war. During World War II, as the Americans advanced into Belgium, it was decided that the USA would create this first coin of "liberation". These two Francs coins of 1944 were minted in Philadelphia on the blanks of US zinc coated steel pennies of 1943.


Belgium - 2 Francs - 1944 - KM #133



Belgium - 5 Francs - 1941 - KM #130

 

A Jug Dinar.

 

Croatian government has minted very big mintage of 1-kuna coins. But a Serbian guerillas destroyed a train on which carried these coins.
But not only 1 & 2 kune coins were produced in fascist Croatia: don't forget about golden 500 kune 1941 (170 pcs) & golden 500 kune (1941 too) with very small but unknown mintage.

 

Tunisia WWII

In 1869, Tunisia declared itself bankrupt and an international financial commission took control over its economy. In 1881, using the pretext of a Tunisian incursion into Algeria, the French invaded with an army of about 36,000 and forced the Bey to agree to the terms of the 1881 Treaty of Bardo (Al Qasr as Sa'id). With this treaty, Tunisia was officially made a French protectorate, over the objections of Italy. Under French colonization, European settlements in the country were actively encouraged; the number of French colonists grew.

In 1942–1943, Tunisia was the scene of the third major operations by the Allied Forces (the British Empire and the United States) against the Axis Powers (Italy and Germany) during World War II. The main body of the British army, advancing from their victory in the Battle of el-Alamein under the command of British Field Marshal Montgomery, pushed into Tunisia from the south. The U.S. and other allies, following their invasions of Algeria and Morocco in Operation Torch, invaded from the west.





Tunisia - 10 Centimes - 1941 - KM #267


Tunisia - 10 Centimes - 1942 A - KM #268

 

Japan WWII

In July 1937, the second Sino-Japanese War broke out. A small incident was soon made into a full scale war by the Kwantung army which acted rather independently from a more moderate government. The Japanese forces succeeded in occupying almost the whole coast of China and committed severe war atrocities on the Chinese population, especially during the fall of the capital Nanking. However, the Chinese government never surrendered completely, and the war continued on a lower scale until 1945.
In 1940, Japan occupied French Indochina (Vietnam) upon agreement with the French Vichy government, and joined the Axis powers Germany and Italy. These actions intensified Japan's conflict with the United States and Great Britain which reacted with an oil boycott. The resulting oil shortage and failures to solve the conflict diplomatically made Japan decide to capture the oil rich Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) and to start a war with the US and Great Britain.





Japan - 1 Sen - 1945 - Y #62


Japan - 5 Sen - 1944 - Y #63

 

Japan WWII

In December 1941, Japan attacked the Allied powers at Pearl Harbour and several other points throughout the Pacific. Japan was able to expand her control over a large territory that expanded to the border of India in the West and New Guinea in the South within the following six months.
The turning point in the Pacific War was the battle of Midway in June 1942. From then on, the Allied forces slowly won back the territories occupied by Japan. In 1944, intensive air raids started over Japan. In spring 1945, US forces invaded Okinawa in one of the war's bloodiest battles.
On July 27, 1945, the Allied powers requested Japan in the Potsdam Declaration to surrender unconditionally, or destruction would continue. However, the military did not consider surrendering under such terms, partially even after US military forces dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, and the Soviet Union entered the war against Japan on August 8.
On August 14, however, Emperor Showa finally decided to surrender unconditionally.






Japan - 5 Sen - 1946 - Y #65


Japan - 10 Sen - 1944 - Y #64

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25 cents Netherlands 1942, zinc





petronius :smile

 

Think Zinc ......

 

5 reichspfennig 1941, Berlin Mint





petronius :smile

 

You know, these zinc coins may be collectable in the future, Look at the coin condition of most the post. Sure they are ugly... but ???? Think zinc.... :foot-mouth:

 

Nice topic. Prior to glancing through it, I was aware of the existence of most of the zinc coins pictured here. As a matter of fact, I believe that I have many examples of the coins pictured here. I do not clean my coins, not even the zincs, and as a result, I was a bit surprised to find a link that gives advice on cleaning these unique coins. I'll have to disagree with that portion of the thread. The rest is great. I did not see an Austrian zinc coin, so, here is my little contribution...

Austria 5 Groschen 1955 - Love the shackles!

"The broken shackles are said to have been added to the eagle's legs after the Second World War to refer to the liberation from the Nazis."
http://users.skynet.be/lotus/flag/aut0-en.htm