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TRIAL COINS OF GREENLAND
Greenland (Kalaallisut: Kalaallit Nunaat meaning 'Land of the Kalaallit people'; Danish: Grønland) is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Physiographically, it is a part of the continent of North America. The largest island in Greenland is also named Greenland, and makes up most of the country's land area.
In 1979 Denmark granted home rule to Greenland, in a relationship known in Danish as Rigsfællesskabet (Commonwealth of the Realm), and in 2008 Greenland voted to transfer more powers to the local government. This became effective the following year, with the Danish royal government in charge only of foreign affairs, security and financial policy, and providing a subsidy of DKK.
The Greenlandic krone (Kalaallisut: koruuni) was a planned currency for Greenland. Currently, the Danish krone circulates.
During the last part of the 19th century, while still a Danish colony, several mining companies operating in Greenland issued their own currencies. Distinct zinc currency was also introduced in the newly-founded colony of Ammassalik. Between 1926 and 1964, the Danish government's trade monopoly, Kongelig Grønlandske Handel (Royal Greenlandic Trade) introduced a series of distinct coins for use on Greenland. In 1944, the colonial administration issued a 5 kroner coin, using a similar design as the then-circulating 1 kroner piece but produced at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Although the colonies in Greenland were incorporated into Denmark by the 1953 change to the Danish constitution, the Greenlandic administration continued to issue its own banknotes until 1968.
However, in a vote in mid-October 2009, Greenland decided not to introduce its own notes for now.

Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 25 øre Year: 2010 Material: Copper Description: Obverse: In the center there is a Greenland coat of arms, above it inscription: PRØVE, beneath – year of issue. In the upper part of the coin – semicircular inscription: KALAALLIT NUNAAT. Reverse: To the left – image of a polar hare, to the right – figure 25, beneath – inscription: ØRE. Diameter – 13.5 mm., weight – 2.44 g., edge – plain. Mintage: 10 000. Country or town: Greenland
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 50 øre Year: 2010 Material: Copper Description: Obverse: In the center there is a Greenland coat of arms, above it inscription: PRØVE, beneath – year of issue. In the upper part of the coin – semicircular inscription: KALAALLIT NUNAAT. Reverse: In the center – image of an polar fox, above – figure 50, beneath – inscription: ØRE. Diameter – 22 mm., weight – 3.90 g., edge – plain. Mintage: 10 000. Country or town: Greenland
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 1 Krone Year: 2010 Material: Copper-Nickel Description: Obverse: In the center there is a Greenland coat of arms, above it inscription: PRØVE. Above the coat – semicircular inscription: KALAALLIT, beneath: NUNAAT. In the bottom part the coin – year of issue. Reverse: In the center – image of two narwhals, to the left – figure 1, beneath – semicircular inscription: KRONE. Diameter – 20 mm., weight – 3.88 g., edge – plain. Mintage: 10 000. Country or town: Greenland
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 2 Kroner Year: 2010 Material: Copper-Nickel Description: Obverse: In the center there is a Greenland coat of arms, above it inscription: PRØVE. Above the coat – semicircular inscription: KALAALLIT, beneath: NUNAAT. In the bottom part the coin – year of issue. Reverse: In the center – image of a musk-ox, to the right – figure 2, beneath – semicircular inscription: KRONER. Diameter – 25 mm., weight – 5.99 g., edge – grooved. Mintage: 10 000. Country or town: Greenland
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 5 Kroner Year: 2010 Material: Copper-Nickel Description: Obverse: In the center there is a Greenland coat of arms, above it inscription: PRØVE. Above the coat – semicircular inscription: KALAALLIT, beneath: NUNAAT. In the bottom part the coin – year of issue. Reverse: In the center – image of a polar wolf, beneath – figure 5 and semicircular inscription: KRONER. Diameter – 28.2 mm., weight – 9.62 g., edge – grooved. Mintage: 10 000. Country or town: Greenland

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