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King Frederik 9. became king of Denmark in1947, but because shortage of everything including silver after the German occupation (1940-45), Denmark couldn't issue a coin to celebrate the new king.
Because Greenland was going from being a danish colony to be a equal part of Denmark in 1953, the royal couple of Denmark were visiting Greenland.
A silver 2 Krone was issued and is the first coin with the word Greenland spelled in the language of Greenland - Kalāllit Nunāt.
To celebrate, Margrethe, heir to the thrones, 18 birthday the last silver 2 Krone was issued in 1958.
The first 5 Krone coin was the silver 5 Krone given out in May 1960. The coin is issued to celebrate the silver wedding of King Frederik and Queen Ingrid.
King Frederik had 3 daughters and the first one to get married was the youngest, princess Anne-Marie, who married the greek king Konstantin in 1964. To celebrate the wedding a 5 Krone silver coin was issued.
The next princess to be married was the heir to the throne, Margrethe, who got married to the french nobleman Henri. To celebrate the wedding the first silver 10 Krone was issued in 1967.
The last silvercoin to be issued during the reing of King Frederik IX was the 10 Krone coin, which was celebrating the wedding of princess Benedikte in 1968.
The 10 Krone coins are among the largest coins of Denmark.
Every one of the silver commemorative coins issued during the rein of king Frederik the 9. were sold for a higher price than the coins value - therefore it was very seldom to see any of the coins in the normal circulation.
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