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50 Øre Styrelsen af Kolonierne i Grønland
| Issuer | Styrelsen af Kolonierne i Grønland (The Agency for the Greenlandic Colonies) |
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| Year | 1913 |
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| Value | 50 Øre (0.5 DKK) |
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| Reverse description | Light brown-yellow print on light brown paper. The large denomination numeral 50 occupies the center, surrounded by radiating rays forming a sunburst underprint. To the left appears the Greenlandic coat of arms and to the right the Danish royal coat of arms. The issuing authority inscription is placed along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 ØRE STYRELSEN AF KOLONIERNE I GRØNLAND (Translation: 50 Øre The Agency for the Greenlandic Colonies) |
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| Comments |
Greenland's colonial scrip occupied a peculiar monetary niche: it was not legal tender in Denmark, had no validity outside Greenland, and was explicitly designed to keep trade captive to the Royal Greenland Trading Company's stores. The 1913 series — including this 50 Øre — replaced earlier leather tokens and wooden money that had served the same function since the 18th century.
The four signature combinations documented for Pick 12 span a considerable administrative period, reflecting successive directors of the Agency. The typographic distinction between the straight and ondulated hyphen above the "u" in Munch's name is a genuine printing variation, not a manuscript correction — likely the result of worn or substituted type between press runs.