The West Indies Rigdsaler or Danish West Indies Rigsdaler is the currency of the Danish West Indies until 1849.
| West indian rigsdaler | |
|---|---|
Dansk vestindisk rigsdaler (Danish) | |
| Territory of circulation | |
| Danish West Indies | |
| Derivative and parallel units | |
| Fractional | skill ( 1 ⁄ 96 ) |
| Coins and Banknotes | |
| Coins | 1, 2, 6, 10, 12, 20, 24 skills |
| Banknotes | 5, 6¼, 10, 20, 50, 100 rigsdealers |
| Story | |
| Introduced | 1740 year |
| Start of seizure | 1849 year |
| Successor currency | west indian daler |
The Danish West Indies was a colony consisting of three islands in the Caribbean - Santa Cruz , St. John and St. Thomas . In the second half of the 17th century, the Danish West Indies Company gained control over the islands, then in 1755 they became Danish property [1] . For the organization of money circulation, a local currency unit was introduced on their territory, which, by analogy with the currency of the metropolis, was called the rigsdealer. In 1740, coins with a denomination of 1, 2, 12 skills were minted, and in 1748 - 12 skills [2] .
After the islands came under the direct subordination of Denmark in 1757-1767, 6, 12 and 24 skilling were released for overseas territories in the mints of Copenhagen , Altona and Kongsberg . In the 19th century, in different years, 2, 10 and 20 skills were minted. All coins contained the indication "Dansk Amerik (ansk) M (ynt)" (Danish American coinage) [2] [3] . The first banknote with a face value of 6¼ rigsdaler was printed in 1784 [4] . Subsequently, in 1788, 1799, 1806, 1814–1815, 1822, 1829, 1836, and 1845, banknotes of 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 riggers were issued [4] .
By analogy with the Danish West Indian rigsdaler, it corresponded to 96 skills [2] . The course of the West Indies Rigssdealer was less relative to the Rigssdaler of the metropolis. 1 West Indian equated to 4 ⁄ 5 chimes Danish rigsdaler [4] . In 1849, a monetary reform was carried out in the Danish West Indies, involving the decimalization of the main currency. The new West Indies Daler has become equal to 100 cents [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Vozgrin, 2012 , p. 85-86.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Krause 1701-1800, 2010 , Danish West Indies, p. 163.
- ↑ 1 2 Krause 1801-1900, 2009 , Danish West Indies, p. 277-278.
- ↑ 1 2 3 World Paper Money, 2008 , "Danish West Indies", p. 430.
Literature
- Vozgrin V. E ,. Disappearing Islands (Scandinavian West Indies) // St. Petersburg and the Nordic Countries: Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual International Scientific Conference (April 11-12, 2012). - SPb. : Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy, 2012. - No. 13 . - S. 81-109 . - ISSN 2411-8796 .
- Cuhaj G., Michael T., Miller H. Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800. - Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2010 .-- 1344 p. - ISBN 1-4402-1364-X .
- Cuhaj G., Michael T., Miller H. Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900. - Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2009 .-- 1296 p. - ISBN 0-89689-940-3 .
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues - 1368 - 1960 / edited by George Cuhaj. - 12th edition. - Krause Publications, 2008 .-- 1224 p. - ISBN 978-0-89689-730-4 .