I pretty sure its from Europe? Is it a coin or a token? What is it?

[Cool Hand Fluke]

I pretty sure it's from Europe? Is it a coin or a token? What is it?

This square coin / token has me baffled? I suspect that it is from Europe... What is this thing?

 

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[nhbenz]

This seems to describe it, aside from the denomination: 1 Franc 1915 Belgium Square ( Token / Coin )

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Yup its a 2 Franc token from Belgium

 

[sutphin]

THAT IS A INTERESTING TOKEN ....

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Yup its a 2 Franc token from Belgium

I have a guide book on foreign coins that is over 1000 pages long and has over 20,000 pictures of every foreign coin minted betwee 1800 and 1995. This coin does not appear in the Belguim section. There is not a single square coin shown as Belguim coin examples. So I'm still not sure about this?

 

[bill from lachine]

Most coin catalogs don't list tokens just coins....that's why it doesn't show up in your listings.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Most coin catalogs don't list tokens just coins....that's why it doesn't show up in your listings.

Regards + HH

Bill

You are correct! i just did about 5 minutes worth of research on the web and discovered that it is called a Chent. It's a token from occupied Belguim, issued by the Germans during World War I. It might be rare, a similar one is going for $39.00 at worldcoingallery.com.


Thanks,
CHF

 

[bill from lachine]

CHF,

yeah you'd need a pretty hefty wallet to get your hands on all the token catalogs out there.....I pretty much stick to Krause for world coins and a few specialized ones for specific countries, etc....

Regards + HH

Bill