Occupation coins.

During the I WW and II WW German troops occupied several European countries. German military administration minted peculiar occupation coins for most of them.
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During the First World War (I WW) the Grand Duchy oF Luxembourg was occupied by Germans. Occupation administration minted that coin: 25 centimes 1916, Zinc, 800000 pieces.

 

During the I WW Poland was occupied by German and Austrian troops. In 5 November 1916 Germany and Austria admissioned Kingdom of Poland (puppet-state), because German and Austrian Emperors wished to reinforsed own troops by Polen soldiers. But new army of "Independent" Kingdom of Poland was only about 5000 soldiers and this "army" did not want to struggle for the Germans and Austrians .
But Kingdom of Poland had own currency - Polish Mark (1 mark = 100 fenigow). You can see several of these coins.
1. 10 fenigow (fenigs) 1917, iron.
2. 20 fenigow (fenigs) 1917, iron.

 

1 September 1939 Germany attacked Poland and the Second World War began. Poland was defeated during one month. In 1939-1944 German occupation administration minted several coins. Those coins was made in old design. Thus, 20-groszy coin (struck in 1941-1944) have another date - "1923".

 

The Kingdom of Netherlands was occupied by German Troops during 1940-1945. And occupation administration minted a several coins (nice coins, I think).
1. 1 cent 1942, zinc, size - 17 mm, weight - 2 g.
2. 2 1/2 cents 1941, zinc, size - 20mm, weight - 2 g.

 

The Kingdom of Netherlands during the German"s occupation 1940-1945.
1. 5 cents 1941, zinc, weight - 2,6 g.
2. 10 cents 1941, zinc, size - 22 mm, weight - 3,3 g.

 

The Kingdom of Netherlands during the German"s occupation 1940-1945.
1. 25 cents 1941, zinc, size - 26 mm, weight - 5 g.

 

During the II WW Norway was occupied by German troops too. During the occupation (1940-1945) occupation administration minted a several coins.
1. 1 ore 1943, iron, weight - 1,74 g.
2. 2 ore 1944, iron, weight - 3,47 g.

 

I'm a big fan of occupation coins. Excellent post!!

 

Norway during the German"s occupation 1940-1945.
1. 5 ore 1942, iron, weight - 6,94 g.
2. 10 ore 1942, zinc.

 

During the First World War (I WW) the Belgium was occupied by Germans. Occupation administration minted a several coins.
1. 5 centimes 1916, zinc.
2. 10 centimes 1916, zinc.

 

Belgium during I WW Germans occupatoin.
25 centimes 1916, zinc.

 

Yes, Sir. Occupation coins - is very interesting numismatic direction.

 

During the II WW Belgium was occupied by German troops too. Germans supposed Belgium their own ally and many Belgians was in Wermacht and SS. It"s strange, but Belgians from SS-division "Wallonia" struggled against Russians on the Eastern Front! Surely, Belgians was crushing defeated.
Although many Belgians was allies (ally) of Germans, but country was occupied in fact. And Germans mint a several occupation coins.
1. 10 centimes 1941, zinc.
2. 25 centimes 1943, zinc.

 

thank you , very interesting , i am sure I hv some from my father's travel durin the wars, i will hv to go thru the boxes of coin I received from him. what book has them listed ?

DE

 

I have a fun one that might interest you. Here is a 5 pfennig coin (zinc) that was issued in Germany in 1948 by the allied occupation. It is unique because it features a modified design from the Nazi issue with the swastica deleted. These are very hard to find in this condition as this coin is uncirculated. Sorry for the poor photo of the reverse.

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Belgium during II WW occupation.
1. 1 franc 1942, zinc.
2. 5 francs 1941, zinc.

 

Krause, for example.

 

You see rather interesting coin. It"s allied occupation mint. This 2 francs 1944 made in USA on blanks of 1943 cents. Zinc.

 

When the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia, they partitioned the country creating a Slovak Republic (and the Czech lands as the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia). The Slovak Republic issued its own coinage from 1939-1045 consisting of 5, 10, 20 $ 50 Halierov and 1, 5, 10, 20 & 50 Korun coins (totaling 30 different mintages & alloys).
Supposedly, when the Communists took over the reunited Czechoslovakia after WWII, they tried to remove as much of the Slovak coinage as possible (luckily without much success).

While my wife considers my coin collecting to be boring (mocks actually), since she is of Slovak heritage, she doesn't mind my occasional departure (from US) into foreign coins as long as they are Slovak.