Danish West Indies 1860 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was issued in 1859-60 along with three, five, ten and twenty cent coins. Danish currency endured several "reforms" in the nineteenth century. For the West Indies, the decimal conversion occurred in 1858, with twenty cents = one franc. The Danish West Indies were sold to the United States in 1917.

Recorded mintage: 250,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-63.

Source:

• Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1859 cent
• 1859 3 cents
• 1859 5 cents
• 1859 10 cents
• 1859 20 cents
• 1868 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1860
• return to coins of Danish West Indies