fwo_515465 - DANISH INDIA 20 Cents Christian IX 1878
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Type : 20 Cents Christian IX
Date: 1878
Quantity minted : 200000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 625 ‰
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,95 g.
Edge : striée
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CHRISTIAN IX - KONGE AF DANMARK.
Obverse description : Tête du roi Christian à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 20 CENTS DANSK VESTINDISK MONT.
Reverse description : Navire voguant à gauche.
Historical background
DANISH INDIA
XVIII-XIX
The Danish colonies in India were established by the Danish East India Company. The capital of the Danish colonies was Fort Dansborg, at Tranquebar, founded in 1620. In 1779, the Company ceded its possessions to the government, and they became colonies of the Danish crown. At the beginning of the 19th century the British attacked the Danish ships, and ruined the market of the Danish East India Company. The Danish colonies declined, eventually being absorbed by British India.
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