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25 Øre Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel. Type I: Perforated edge
| Issuer | Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel (The Royal Greenlandic Trade) |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Size | 126 × 83 mm |
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| Obverse description | A rectangular frame carries the denomination numeral in each corner, with the serial number positioned along the top border and the value spelled out along the remaining sides. Within the frame, the Greenlandic coat of arms appears at left and the Danish coat of arms at right, each flanked by ornamental vignettes above and below. At centre, a circular medallion encloses a vignette of an eider duck, with the denomination inscription arching above and the promissory text running both above and below the medallion. |
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| Reverse description | Blank, unprinted reverse. |
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Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel operated as a Danish state monopoly controlling all commerce in Greenland, and the notes it issued were not legal tender in any conventional sense — they were scrip, valid only within the company's own trading posts. The 1911 series replaced an earlier generation of tokens and cardboard coupons, a reflection of growing settlement populations along the west coast who needed a more durable medium for everyday transactions within the monopoly system.
The Type I perforation along the edge was a security measure against counterfeiting and unauthorized reproduction, though in a closed trading monopoly with no competing currency, the practical threat was limited. It also served to distinguish this emission from later Type II unperforated stock.