POLAND free city DANZIG 1937 bronze Pfennig scarce 5-yr type, last yr; brown XF+

Description: Free City of Danzig 1st standard coinage – scarce 5-year type, last year of issue bronze Pfennig in XF+ condition (inv. #37-1-1); nice original chocolate-brown patina. Danzig was established circa 900 AD; a number of European countries had claimed it since. During several periods of its history, Danzig was a free city-port, the last time from 1919 to 1939 - then officially part of Poland. Danzig was taken over by Nazi Germany in 1939. It was Danzig where the first shots of WW2 were fired. Early in the morning on 9/1/39, German battleship Schleswig-Holstein began bombardment of the Polish positions. Outnumbered almost 1 to 10 and lacking heavy weapons, Polish defenders at Westerplatte resisted German offensive for over a week until they finally ran out of ammunition. Lots of history here.. POLAND free city DANZIG 1937 bronze Pfennig scarce 5-yr type, last yr; brown XF+ Click images to enlarge Description Free City of Danzig 1st standard coinage – scarce 5-year type, last year of issue bronze Pfennig in XF+ condition (inv. #37-1-1). No rim nicks or dings; nice original chocolate-brown patina; scarce this nice. Not cleaned; these are the actual photos. Danzig was established circa 900 AD; a number of European countries had claimed it since. During several periods of its history, Danzig was a free city-port, the last time from 1919 to 1939 - then officially part of Poland. Danzig was taken over by Nazi Germany in 1939. It was Danzig where the first shots of World War 2 were fired. Early in the morning on September 1st, 1939, German battleship Schleswig-Holstein began bombardment of the Polish positions at Westerplatte (a small peninsula in the city’s harbor). Outnumbered almost 1 to 10 and lacking heavy weapons, Polish defenders at Westerplatte resisted the German army offensive for over a week until they finally ran out of ammunition. Lots of history there... Following the end of WW2 the city was renamed Gdansk; it is now part of Poland. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY WE NO LONGER SELL AND/OR SHIP TO RUSSIA, NO EXCEPTIONS! Payment Payment is required within 5 days from the end of the auction; irresponsible buyers will be reported to eBay. We accept Paypal and E-checks as primary forms of payment. IF YOU WISH TO PAY BY A MEANS OTHER THAN PAYPAL PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US. E-check payments must clear prior to shipping (usually 5 to 7 business days). We reserve the right to deny Paypal payments from buyers with 0 or high-negative feedback rating. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY WE NO LONGER ACCEPT PAYMENTS FROM OR SELL/SHIP TO RUSSIA, NO EXCEPTIONS. Shipping We usually ship within 1 business day of receiving CLEARED payment. 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Price: 12.99 USD

Location: West Haverstraw, New York

End Time: 2023-12-06T04:16:06.000Z

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