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| Issuer | Faroe Islands (Denmark) |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Additional information |
The Faroese króna is not a currency — it is a parallel valuation of the Danish krone, pegged at par and legal only within the islands. Copenhagen has never formally recognized Faroese coinage as legal tender in Denmark itself, a quiet jurisdictional tension that has persisted since the first Faroese coins were issued in 1941, struck in London during the Nazi occupation of Denmark when the islands were under British protection.