1 Krone (Beer token; Grytviken, South Georgia) ND (1908-1914) front 1 Krone (Beer token; Grytviken, South Georgia) ND (1908-1914) back
1 Krone (Beer token; Grytviken, South Georgia) ND (1908-1914) photo
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1 Krone Beer token; Grytviken, South Georgia ND

 
Aluminium - -
Description
Location
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territories)
Type
Business tokens › Beer tokens
Years
1908-1914
Value
1 Krone
Composition
Aluminium
Size
39 × 32 mm
Shape
Oval (Rounded hexagon)
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#396142
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
KRONE

Comment

The Argentine Fishing Company was started by the British-Norwegian whaler and Antarctic explorer Carl Anton Larsen in 1904.  The company organized the building of Grytviken, the first land-based whaling station in Antarctica.  The company ceased operations on South Georgia in 1960, selling the Grytviken whaling station to Albion Star Ltd.