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1 Løn
| Issuer | Freetown Christiania |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Reference(s) | X#61 |
| Obverse description | Central device depicts the iconic water tower of Freetown Christiania rendered in detailed relief, with the distinctive spire of Vor Frelsers Kirke (Church of Our Saviour) visible to its right in the middle ground. The design is framed by a stylised cog-wheel border. The circular legend reads FRISTADEN CHRISTIANIA along the upper arc, with the date 20 17 divided at left and right, and the motto LEV OG LAD ANDRE LEVE (Live and Let Others Live) along the lower arc. |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral 1 dominates the central field, flanked on either side by cannabis leaves rendered in naturalistic relief, with a heart symbol in the lower left and a yin-yang symbol in the lower right. Below the numeral, a snail is depicted in profile crawling across a scroll-like banner. The currency denomination LØN appears in the lower exergue in raised Latin lettering. The rim is decorated with a continuous cog-wheel or gear-tooth border, echoing the obverse design. |
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Freetown Christiania has issued its own coinage sporadically since the 1970s, a deliberate assertion of autonomy from the Danish state that has tolerated — with varying degrees of patience — the self-governing commune occupying a former military barracks in Copenhagen since 1971. The "Løn" denomination, meaning wage, reflects Christiania's internal economy and communal labor philosophy rather than any convertible currency system.
The 2017 brass issue is late in the series. X#61 places it firmly in the Unusual World Coins catalog, the standard reference for tokens and local issues that fall outside conventional national coinage.