10 Øre Ivigtut Cryolite Mining

Location Greenland (Denmark)
Year 1922
Type Trade token
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 2.4 g
Diameter 17 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s) KM#Tn46, SIEG#4.1
Obverse description Central design of a seated polar bear facing left; inside a shield which has a winged miner`s helmet on top, a hammer and tool on left, a spade and pick axe on right. Ivigtut is the only locality outside of Siberia which is known to produce the mineral kryolite (or kryolith) used in the manufacture of aluminium
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering IVIGTUT • KRYOLITHBRUD HGN 1922 ♥GJ
(Translation: Ivigtut Cryolite fracture)
Reverse description Denomination in the center, lettering around
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering KRYOLITH MINE OG HANDELS SELSKABET 10 ØRE
(Translation: The Cryolite Mining and Trading Company)
Mint Royal Danish Mint (Den Kongelige
Mønt), Copenhagen, Denmark (1739-date)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 5592830850
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