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10 Centimes German Occupation Coinage
| Uitgever | German Occupation of Belgium |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1915-1917 |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Techniek | Milled |
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| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central field features the Belgian lion rampant passant, facing left with forepaws raised, rendered in bold relief within a beaded inner circle. The annular border between the inner circle and the outer rim is decorated with a continuous undulating ribbon motif interspersed with six-petalled rosettes. The entire composition is framed by a finely beaded outer rim. No legend appears on this face, the heraldic lion serving as the sole device, emphasizing the coin's Belgian national identity despite its wartime occupation context. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Muntplaats | Brussels Mint |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Belgium's pre-war copper coinage was systematically melted by German occupation authorities after 1914, and zinc was substituted not as a wartime compromise but as deliberate policy — stripping the occupied territory of its copper reserves for German munitions production. The Kaiserreich issued these coins under a dual-language format reflecting Belgium's linguistic divide, a detail the occupation administration was careful to maintain to avoid inflaming Flemish-Walloon tensions at a politically sensitive moment.
Zinc corrodes aggressively in circulation, and surviving problem-free examples are genuinely scarce. Most survivors show the characteristic white oxidation and surface granularity inherent to the alloy.