© Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki
© Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki
10 Pfennige Trial Strike
1923 year| Brass | 4 g | 21.5 mm |
| Issuer | Free city of Danzig (City of Danzig, Polish States) |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Danzig (Bank von Danzig) |
| Period | Free City (1920-1939) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1923 |
| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
| Currency | Gulden (1923-1939) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#408315 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
The emblem of Gdańsk in the middle, surrounded by a hexagon. Date inside.
Script: Latin (Fraktur blackletter)
Lettering: 19 23
Lettering (regular font): 19 23
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Pattern 10 Pfennige (Trial Strike) 1923 from Free city of Danzig (City of Danzig, Polish States) made of Brass weighing 4 g is that it was minted during a time of great economic and political turmoil in Germany and Poland. The Free City of Danzig was a semi-autonomous city-state that existed between 1920 and 1939, and it was heavily influenced by both German and Polish cultures. The coin's design, which features the city's coat of arms and a stylized image of a ship, reflects the city's maritime heritage and its strategic location on the Baltic Sea. Despite its small denomination, the coin is a valuable collector's item today, with some examples selling for hundreds of dollars.
