Free City of Danzig
Independent City-State (1807-1814, 1920-1939)
Location: Northern Poland
Capital City: Danzig
Government type: Republic
Main languages: German, Polish, Yiddish, Kashubian
Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity, Judaism
Chronology
1807: Free City of Danzig created by Napoleon as a three way protectorate of France, Prussia, and Warsaw
1814: Danzig restored to Prussia
1920: Free City of Danzig reestablished as part of the post-WWI peace treaties
1939: Annexed into Nazi Germany
Currency
Thaler (1808-1814)
1 Thaler = 3 Gulden = 90 Groschen = 270 Schilling = 1620 Pfennig
Gulden (1923-1939)
1 Gulden = 100 Pfennige
Coins from Danzig in the collection
Second Free City (1920-1939)
•1 Pfennig, 1930 (bronze, Berlin mint, KM#140)
•5 Pfennig, 1932 (aluminum bronze, Berlin mint, KM#151)
•10 Pfennig, 1923 (cupronickel, Berlin mint, KM#143)
•10 Pfennig, 1932 (aluminum bronze, Berlin mint, KM#152)