20 Pfennigs - Buchsweiler (Bouxwiller (67)) 1917 front 20 Pfennigs - Buchsweiler (Bouxwiller (67)) 1917 back
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20 Pfennigs - Buchsweiler Bouxwiller

1917 year
Zinc 2.6 g 22.3 mm
Description
Issuer
City of Buchsweiler (Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine)
Emperor
William II (Wilhelm II) (1888-1918)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1917
Value
20 Pfennigs (20 Pfennige) (0.20)
Currency
Mark (1914-1924)
Composition
Zinc
Weight
2.6 g
Diameter
22.3 mm
Thickness
1.2 mm
Shape
Octagonal (8-sided)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#29963
Rarity index
82%

Reverse

Pearl rim, legend surrounding rope circle with denomination centered

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE
20
★ ★ ★

Edge

Plain

Comment

Issuing authority: [Stadt, Unter-Elsass]

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 20 Pfennigs - Buchsweiler (Bouxwiller) 1917 coin is that it was issued during a time of great turmoil and change in the region. The Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine, where the coin was minted, was a disputed territory between Germany and France, and the coin's issuance may have been a symbol of the region's political and economic ties to Germany during that time.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1917  21070 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 20 Pfennigs - Buchsweiler (Bouxwiller (67)) 1917 coin.