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25 Øre
| Issuer | Greenland (Denmark) |
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| Year | 1910-1926 |
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| Currency | Krone (1873-date) |
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| Obverse description | Plain white fibrous paper ground with coloured thread inclusions throughout. The denomination numeral "25" is printed in large bold serif type at centre, with the unit designation "Øre" in matching blackletter serif script below, centred on the face. The design is otherwise unadorned, reflecting the utilitarian nature of this small-denomination Greenlandic token issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | 25 Øre |
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These tiny fractional notes were issued by Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel — the Royal Greenland Trade Department — for use within the closed trading system that governed Greenlandic commerce under Danish colonial administration. They were not legal tender in Denmark itself and could not be spent outside Greenland's tightly controlled economy, functioning more as company scrip than conventional currency.
The format was dictated by purchasing power, not convenience. At 25 øre, the denomination had to survive rough handling by hunters and fishermen trading seal skins and blubber at KGH stations.