10 Øre (Beer token; Grytviken, South Georgia) ND (1908-1914) front 10 Øre (Beer token; Grytviken, South Georgia) ND (1908-1914) back
10 Øre (Beer token; Grytviken, South Georgia) ND (1908-1914) photo
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10 Øre Beer token; Grytviken, South Georgia ND

 
Aluminium - 32 mm
Description
Location
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territories)
Type
Business tokens › Beer tokens
Years
1908-1914
Value
10 Øre (0.1)
Composition
Aluminium
Diameter
32 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#396146
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
10
ØRE

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.