Item number: A1184

Year: AD 1926

Material: Copper-nickel

Size: 24.9 x 24.9 x 1.9 mm

Weight: 7.25 g

Manufactured by: Royal Danish Mint

Provenance: Denarius 2024

This coin is a 25 øre currency used in Greenland(1 krone = 100 øre). The obverse features the Danish coat of arms with three lions under a crown, symbolising Denmark’s sovereignty. The surrounding inscription indicates the issuing authority: the Greenland Administration (GRØNLANDS STYRELSE).

On the reverse, the inscription at the top denotes the denomination of 25 øre, with a polar bear, representing Greenland’s emblematic animal, in the centre. The minting year, AD 1926, is inscribed at the bottom. The initials “H•C•N” on the left stand for Hans Christian Nielsen, the mint’s officer, while the “♥” on the right signifies the Royal Danish Mint, and “G•J” represents the engraver Gunnar Jensen.

Greenland’s contact with Europe dates back to around AD 982, when Norse settlers, led by Erik the Red (Eiríkr hinn rauði), landed and established settlements. In AD 1386, Greenland was formally annexed by Norway, becoming part of the Kalmar Union, which united the three Nordic kingdoms. By the 15th century, the colony may have been abandoned due to climatic factors such as the Little Ice Age.

In AD 1814, the Treaty of Kiel resulted in Norway being ceded to Sweden by Denmark, leading to the dissolution of the Denmark-Norway union. Denmark regained control over Greenland, but Norway continued to assert its sovereignty over the island until the International Court of Justice ruled in Denmark’s favour in AD 1933. In AD 1925, the newly established Greenland Administration replaced the Greenlandic Colonial Administration, which had been founded in AD 1908, becoming the highest governing authority on the island.

Following World War II, as decolonisation movements gained momentum, the relationship between Greenland and Denmark evolved towards greater local autonomy and the integration of sovereignty. In AD 1953, Greenland was incorporated into the Danish Constitution.

The Greenland Home Rule Act, passed on November 29, AD 1978, came into effect on May 1, AD 1979, after a symbolic referendum in Greenland, and abolished the Greenland National Council, which had only administrative powers. The 2009 Greenland Self-Government Act recognised Greenland’s right to independence and altered the conditions for transferring authority from the Danish state to Greenland.

物件編號: A1184

年代: 公元 1926 年

材質: 白銅

尺寸: 24.9 x 24.9 x 1.9 mm

重量: 7.25 g

製造地: 丹麥皇家鑄幣廠

來源: 第納里烏斯 2024

此硬幣為流通於格陵蘭島25歐爾錢幣(1克朗＝100歐爾)。正面為帶有三獅王冠的丹麥國徽，表示其宗主權，圍繞的銘文為發行單位：格陵蘭島委員會「GRØNLANDS STYRELSE」。

背面上方銘文則標示25歐爾幣值，中央則以北極熊作為格陵蘭的代表動物，下方為鑄造年份公元1926年。左側H•C•N為鑄幣廠負責人Hans Christian Nielsen的縮寫，右側的♥為丹麥皇家造幣廠的標示，G•J為鑄幣師Gunnar Jensen的縮寫。

格陵蘭與歐洲的接觸來自於公元982年左右諾斯移民者「紅鬍子」艾瑞克(Eiríkr hinn rauði)的登陸及據點的建立。公元1386年，格陵蘭正式被挪威併吞，成為北歐三國卡爾馬聯盟的領土。公元15世紀左右殖民地可能因小冰期等氣候因素而被荒廢。

公元1814年，根據基爾條約，挪威被丹麥割讓給瑞典，丹麥挪威聯合王國解體。丹麥重新獲得格陵蘭的控制權，而挪威獨立後對於格陵蘭島的主權宣稱一直到公元1933年國際法院的仲裁才得以確認。公元1925年新成立的格陵蘭島委員會取代了公元1908年成立的格陵蘭殖民地委員會，成為該地最高行政機構。

隨著二戰結束反殖民的浪潮，格陵蘭與丹麥關係逐漸轉為地方自治的放權及主權的合併，公元1953年格陵蘭島納入丹麥王國憲法。公元1978年11月29日的格陵蘭地方自治法於公元1979年5月1日在格陵蘭舉行象徵性公投後生效，廢除了僅擁有行政權力的格陵蘭全國委員會。公元2009年6月12日格陵蘭島自治法承認格陵蘭島的獨立權利，並改變了從丹麥國家接管地區的條件。