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50 Centimes - Albert I Ghent - German Occupation Coinage
| Issuer | City of Ghent |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50 BEF) |
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| Obverse description | Rampant lion passant guardant facing left within a beaded inner circle. A bilingual legend surrounds the design, with the Dutch inscription arcing across the upper field and the French inscription along the lower field, separated by decorative stops. The composition reflects the municipal authority of the City of Ghent under wartime emergency issue conventions. |
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| Obverse lettering | .STAD=GENT. VILLE DE GAND (Translation: City of Ghent) |
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Issued under German military occupation following the fall of Ghent in October 1914, this token was authorized by the city administration as a practical response to the near-total disappearance of Belgian national coinage — hoarded by civilians and requisitioned by occupying forces alike. Ghent was among several Belgian municipalities compelled to produce emergency local currency, each operating under German oversight that dictated what could and could not circulate.
The brass-plated iron construction reflects wartime metal priorities: copper and nickel had been redirected to German war production by 1915.