Danzig coins 2 Gulden Silver Coin of 1923

Danzig coins
Danzig coins 2 Gulden Silver Coin of 1923
Danzig 2 gulden coin
Coins of the Free City of Danzig 2 Gulden Silver Coin of 1923
Gdańsk - 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)


Danzig coins 1923 First series 

5 Gulden        2 Gulden        One Gulden        Half Gulden        10 Pfennige

   
5 Pfennig           2 Pfennige           1 Pfennig


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.