500 Øre Ivigtut Cryolite Mining
Features
| Location |
Greenland
(Denmark)  |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Ivigtut Cryolite Mining |
| Type | Trade tokens › Business tokens |
| Years | 1882-1922 |
| Value | 500 Øre (5 DKK) |
| Currency | Krone (1873-date) |
| Composition | Zinc |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 109986 |
| References | KM# Tn43 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Jan Bendix; 2016. SIEGs Møntkatalog Norden: Danmark, Slesvig, Nordborg, Glücksborg, Plön, Gottorp, Dansk Vestindien, Trankebar, Færøerne, Grønland, Island, Norge : private mønter fra Færøerne, Grønland, Dansk Vestindien og Christiania = SIEG's Nordic Coin Catalog. SIEG, Frederikssund, Denmark. |
Obverse
IVIGTUT above “500“
Script: Latin
Lettering:
IVIGTUT
500
Reverse
Blank.
Mint
Fritz Meyer, Denmark (1894)Comments
Minted after 1882.
Coin was not seen since 1917 according to Krause database, when it was on sale in USA.
Ivigtut is the only locality outside of Siberia which is known to produce the mineral kryolite (or kryolith) used in the manufacture of aluminium.
Coin was not seen since 1917 according to Krause database, when it was on sale in USA.
Ivigtut is the only locality outside of Siberia which is known to produce the mineral kryolite (or kryolith) used in the manufacture of aluminium.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1882-1922) | Unique | ||||||||||||||
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