Greenland

Colony/ies of Denmark (1721-1950), De facto independent state (1940-1945), Dependency of Denmark (1950-present)

Location: North American Arctic

Capital City: Nuuk/Godthåb

Government type: Danish Territory (1721-1940, 1945-present), De facto sovereign state (1940-1945)

Main languages: Greenlandic, Danish

Main religions: Protestant Christianity

Chronology

1721: Denmark establishes a presence in Greenland (Norway, being in union with Denmark, has sovereignty over Greenland from 1261, but actual Norwegian control disappeared with the last Norse settlements in the 15th century and was forgotten)

1775-1908: Administered by the Royal Greenland Trading Department

1782: Split into two colonies of North and South Greenland

1932-1933: Norway attempts to claim east coast of Greenland

1940-1945: After Denmark is occupied by Nazi Germany, Greenland votes to assume sovereign powers Denmark can no longe perform, becoming de facto independent, and places itself under United States protection for the duration of the war.

1950: North and South Greenland united

1979: Self-government granted, expanded in 2009

Currency

Rigsdaler Courant (1803-1873)

1 Rigsdaler Courant = 6 Mark Courant = 96 Skilling Courant = 1152 Penning Courant

Rigsbankdaler (1813-1854)

1 Rigsbankdaler = 6 Rigsdaler Courant = 30 Skillimg Courant = 96 Skilling • 2 Rigsbankdaler = 1 Speciedaler

Rigsdaler Rigsmont (1854-1873)

1 Rigsdaler = 6 Rigsdaler Courant = 96 Skilling

Krone (1873-present)

1 Krone = 100 Øre

Note: Greenlandic Currency issues, much like those of the Faroe Islands, are not a separate currency, but a local version of the Danish currency. An independent currency was planned and proposed in 2006, but cancelled in 2009.

Coins from Greenland in the collection

•50 Øre, 1926 (King Christian X (1912-1947), cupronickel, Copenhagen mint, KM#5)

•1 Krone, 1957 (King Frederik IX (1947-1972), aluminum bronze, Copenhagen mint, KM#10)

•1 Krone, 1960 (King Frederik IX (1947-1972), cupronickel, Copenhagen mint, KM#10a)