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| Danzig coins 2 Gulden Silver Coin of 1923 |
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| Coins of the Free City of Danzig 2 Gulden Silver Coin of 1923 |
Obverse: Denomination numeral (2) beneath star above ship and legend in four lines. The round ship is a stylized Cog, a North European merchant ship of the 13 -15 centuries used by the Hansa.
Legend: "2* Gul / den / freie Stadt / Danzig" ("Free City of Danzig / 2 Gulden / 1923")
Reverse: Star above shield of the Free City of Danzig, held by roaring lions, guardians of the Free State of Danzig. Date (1923) split below.
Edge Legend: NEC * TEMPERE * NEC * TIMIDE * ("Neither rashly nor timidly")
Reference: KM-154. R!
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 10 gram of Silver (.750)
The coinage of Danzig was issued with the monetary unit of gulden = 100 pfennigs. The currency was based on an exchange rate of 25 gulden equal to 1£ Pound Sterling.
The gulden has a par value of approximately $0.1947.