Danish West Indies

Danish West Indies

Danish Colony (1672-1917)

Location: Leeward Islands

Capital City: Charlotte Amalie (1672-1755, 1871-1917), Christiansted (1755-1871)

Government type: Colony of Denmark

Main languages: Danish, English, Virgin Islands Creole, Virgin Islands Dutch

Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1672: Denmark acquires the island of St. Thomas

1672-1754: Administered by the Danish West India Company

1684: St. John acquired

1735: St. Croix purchased from France

1801-1802: Occupied by Britain

1807-1815: Occupied by Britain

1917: Danish West Indies (except the privately-owned Water Island) purchased by the United States, becoming the US Virgin Islands

1944: Water Island acquired by the United States

Currency

Rigsdaler (1740-1849)

1 Rigsdaler = 96 Skilling

Daler (1849-1905)

1 Daler = 5 Francs = 100 Cents = 500 Bits

Franc (1904-1934)

1 Franc = 100 Bits

Coins from the Danish West Indies in the collection

•1 Cent, 1883 (King Christian IX (1863-1906), bronze, Copenhagen mint, KM#68)

•1 Cent/5 Bits, 1905 (King Christian IX (1863-1906), bronze, Copenhagen mint, KM#75)

•5 Cent/25 Bits, 1905 (King Christian IX (1863-1906), nickel, Copenhagen mint, KM#77)

•20 Cent, 1878 (King Christian IX (1863-1906), silver (.625), Copenhagen mint, KM#71)