Live auction - fwo_623560 - DANISH WEST INDIES - CHRISTIAN IX 20 Francs - 4 dalers 1905

DANISH WEST INDIES - CHRISTIAN IX 20 Francs - 4 dalers 1905 XF

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Estimate :	900 €
Price :	940 €
Maximum bid :	1 100 €
End of the sale :	08 December 2020 19:21:51
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : 20 Francs - 4 dalers

Date: 1905

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 21 mm

Orientation dies : 1 h.

Weight : 6,44 g.

Edge : cannelée

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Discrètes traces de monture sur la tranche. La monnaie a été nettoyée

Catalogue references :

KM20/72 - F.2 - SM.31

Obverse

Obverse legend : CHRISITAN IX .1905 P - (COEUR) DANSK. VESTINDIEN.

Obverse description : Tête nue à gauche, signé GI sur la tranche du cou.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 20 - FR-ANCS.

Reverse description : Femme assise à gauche tenant un sceptre et appuyée sur des fruits, derrière elle un navire ; à l’exergue : 4 DALER, signature G.I..

Commentary

Ce type fut frappé seulement en 1904 et en 1905. Le franc était l’unité monétaire était divisée en 100 bits.

Historical background

DANISH WEST INDIES - CHRISTIAN IX

(1863-1906)

Christian IX (8/04/1818-29/01/1906) became king after the abdication of Frederick VII (1848-1863) and the lost war against Prussia which took Schleswig-Holstein from Denmark. Christian, at the end of his life, was nicknamed "the father-in-law of Europe" because he had married his eldest son, Frederick VIII to the daughter of Charles XV of Sweden, Louise, his daughter Alexandra to Edward VII of England, his other daughter, Marie to Alexander III of Russia. His youngest son, Georges, became King of the Hellenes in 1863, under the name of Georges I. The Danish West Indies include 50 islands for a total of approximately 345 km2. The most important are Saint-Thomas since 1672; Sainte-Croix, given in 1733 by Louis XV to Christian VI in gratitude for the help that came to the aid of King Stanislas Leszczynski; and St-Jean since 1718. These islands were purchased for $25 million in 1917 by the USA and now form the US Virgin Islands.