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10 Kroner Grønlands Styrelse. Type I: Pattern outside frame
| Issuer | Grønlands Styrelse (Greenland Administration) |
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| Year | 1926-1945 |
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| Value | 10 Kroner (10 DKK) |
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| Reverse description | Light brown letterpress print on light brown paper, centred on a white circular field containing a monogram 'GS' in pale underprint, surrounded by the circular legend GRØNLANDS STYRELSE. To the left of the central device is the crowned Greenlandic coat of arms showing a seated polar bear, and to the right the crowned Danish coat of arms bearing three lions passant and nine hearts. The denomination numeral appears in each of the four corners. |
| Reverse lettering | GRØNLANDS STYRELSE (Translation: Greenland's Administration) |
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Grønlands Styrelse was a Danish colonial administrative body, and these notes were issued specifically for use in Greenland — not legal tender in Denmark itself. The three signature combinations reflect successive administrative appointments over the note's long production window, with Eske Brun serving as Governor of Greenland from 1941 onward under the unusual circumstances of Danish occupation by Germany, during which Greenland operated with considerable autonomy under American protection.
The "Type I" designation refers to the decorative pattern falling outside the printed frame — a detail that distinguishes it from later printings of the same denomination and is the primary basis for sub-classification within Pick 16.