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| Issuer | Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel (The Royal Greenland Trade) |
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| Year | 1953-1967 |
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| Value | 5 Kroner (5 DKK) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a polar bear standing on ice, enclosed within an oval guilloche frame, flanked left and right by large numeral '5' within decorative cartouches. The denomination 'FEM KRONER' appears in the upper corners and the numeral '5' in the lower corners. A serial number is printed at the top centre, with two manuscript signatures below the central vignette. The entire design is rendered in monochrome intaglio-style engraving with ornamental floral borders along all four edges. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a map of Greenland surrounded by text, flanked by two crowned heraldic shields: the left bearing the Greenlandic arms (a seated polar bear) and the right bearing the Danish arms (three lions passant with nine hearts). The denomination value appears in each of the four corners. |
| Reverse lettering | DEN KONGELIGE GRØNLANDSKE HANDEL (Translation: THE ROYAL GREENLAND TRADE) |
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