2 Kroner Ivigtut Cryolite Mining

Location Greenland (Denmark)
Year 1922
Type Trade token
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 8 g
Diameter 26.8 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation
Edge Smooth
Period
Notice
Reference(s) KM#Tn48, SIEG#4.3
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.
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 2 KR
(Translation: The Cryolite Mining and Trading Company)
Mint Royal Danish Mint (Den Kongelige
Mønt), Copenhagen, Denmark (1739-date)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 2501969780
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