Denmark 2 kroner 1953 ♥ C - Campaign against tuberculosis in Greenland

The coin's story

This silver 2 kroner coin was issued to benefit the campaign against tuberculosis in Greenland. It was not intended for circulation: sold for 5 kroner, 3 kroner more than its face value, it helped finance the foundation created for this campaign. The obverse shows King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, and the reverse the map of Greenland with its name in Greenlandic, KALÂTDLIT NUNÂT. The Royal Mint in Copenhagen struck 151,710 pieces. Both sides are the work of Harald Salomon, chief medallist of the Mint from 1933 to 1968, the initial N is that of the mintmaster Niels Peter Nielsen. A medal was also struck for this campaign.