these were minted 1941,1942,1943.i have these 2 .I think the 43 is rarer. Neat shapes.merry Christmas.
I like occupation coinage, even though it came from a terrible time. I'm interested in the symbolism occupiers used to try to influence the population. For examples, here are two different occupied Norway 1 øre types, both 1941. At first they kept issuing coinage with the King's monogram, even though he had fled the country to lead a government-in-exile. Then the Quisling government issued iron coinage (to preserve copper) with an axe-holding lion from Norway's coat of arms. On the sides are St. Olaf's axes bracketing a cross, symbols of the Church of Norway. Obvert Nazi symbolism was avoided. I doubt many Norwegians were fooled about the nature of their occupation.
One of our neighbors from the farm is 95 now in a nursing home here in our town.i go get lotto tickets.candy,doesn't ask for much.i talked to him today.stories he said about late 1945 ,he says you can't imagine destruction of France and Germany. He was there as peace keeper.bad time in the world.the coins I have were brought back to canada by a great uncle.that was there.
I think they were minted in Denver or Philadelphia for use in Curacao since the Netherlands were using occupation coinage and couldn't strike coinage for the colonies.
I thought I would be able to post a USB scan of a decent five cent that just arrived in the mail this week. The seller photo looked real nice but when I opened the package tonight it was obvious right away that something was very wrong. It does not look like zinc. Found on Numista that at some point there were "token" replicas with the date 1942 struck for a reason not noted. First thought was to return to seller but it looks pretty decent and it is probably scarcer than the real thing so I'll just keep it.
I became a member back in November. I helped move a relative to a retirement community and was given a whopping 7.35 lbs. of older foreign coins. One set of grandparents were "jet setters" back in the days of Boeing China Clippers and also did the cruise liner thing South of the border (pre-Castro days). On the other side of the family tree, a great uncle was stationed in Africa during WW2, survived Anzio and resided in occupied Germany until after the Berlin Airlift. I always remember him wearing a necklace with his old dog tags & one of those square 5 cent pieces. Brings back fond memories of relatives long gone. Thanks.
so, very similar to the coins from the Netherlands. Those horses are on the roofs of farm houses in some parts of Germany, also the area close to the Netherlands,
They appear to be horse heads to me, I think, maybe, perhaps? Inquiring minds want to know! Interesting coins and thread, thank you.
The German occupation issues before the BANK DUCHER LANDER issues are pretty pricy even in lower grades. Any coins that your relative brought home are worth protecting and looking up. I don't have personal knowledge of the values of their paper money issues. good luck and good hunting
Wow, over 7 lbs. That would have been a fun day going through those. Had something similar happen to me but not that many!
