Commemorative coins of Denmark explained

Commemorative coins have been issued by the Royal Danish Mint in Denmark since 1848.

Coins issued from the Royal Danish Mint from 1848 to 1972

Specie Daler

28.8930 grams .875 silver ASW . in diameter

• 1848 - Death of King Christian VIII, accession of King Frederik VII

2 Rigsdaler

28.8930 grams .875 silver ASW . in diameter

• 1863 - Death of King Frederik VII, accession of King Christian IX

2 Kroner

15.0000 grams .800 silver ASW . in diameter

• 1888 - 25th anniversary of reign, King Christian IX
• 1892 - 50th wedding anniversary of King Christian IX & Queen Louise
• 1903 - 40th anniversary of reign, King Christian IX
• 1906 - Death of King Christian IX, accession of King Frederik VIII
• 1912 - Death of Frederik VIII, accession of King Christian X
• 1923 - 25th wedding anniversary of King Christian X & Queen Alexandrine
• 1930 - 60th birthday of King Christian X
• 1937 - 25th anniversary of accession of King Christian X
• 1945 - 75th birthday of King Christian X
• 1953 - Greenland
• 1958 - 18th birthday of Crown Princess Margrethe

The above were also struck in medallic form and can be distinguished from their coin issues as they do not contain a kroner denomination.

5 Kroner

17.0000 grams .800 silver ASW . in diameter

• 1960 - 25th wedding anniversary of King Frederik IX & Queen Ingrid
• 1964 - Wedding of Princess Anne Marie 18 September 1964

The above were also struck in medallic form and can be distinguished from their coin issues as they do not contain a kroner denomination.

10 Kroner

20.0000 grams .800 silver ASW . in diameter

• 1967 - Wedding of Crown Princess Margrethe & Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
• 1968 - Wedding of Princess Benedicte
• 1972 - Death of King Frederik IX, accession of Queen Margrethe II 14 January

The above were also struck in medallic form and can be distinguished from their coin issues as they do not contain a kroner denomination.

Coins issued from the Royal Danish Mint from 1986 to the present

Ships series

500 Kroner

31.1035 grams .999 silver 31.10 grams ASW 38 mm in diameter.

• 2008 - "The Dannebrog" Royal Yacht

The above coin also included a 20 Kroner coin of the same design struck in aluminum-bronze released for circulation and issued as a proof strike in limited quantity.

Royal Occasions

200 Kroner

31.1035 grams .800 silver 24.88 grams ASW 38 mm. in diameter

• 1990 - 50th Birthday of Queen Margrethe II

The above coin also included a 20 Kroner coin of the same design struck in aluminum-bronze released for circulation.

200 Kroner

31.1035 grams .999 silver 31.10 grams ASW 38 mm. in diameter

• 1992 - 25th wedding anniversary of the Queen & Prince consort
• 1995 – 1000 years of Danish coinage
• 1995 - Wedding of Prince Joachim 18 November
• 1997 - 25th anniversary of accession of the Queen
• 2000 - 60th Birthday of Queen Margrethe II
• 2004 - Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik 14 May

The above coins also included a 20 Kroner coin of the same design struck in aluminum-bronze released for circulation.

500 Kroner

31.1035 grams .999 silver 31.10 grams ASW 38 mm. in diameter

• 2010 - 70th Birthday of HM Queen Margrethe II
• 2012 - 40th anniversary of accession, Queen Margrethe II - reverse shield includes Faeroe Island & Greenland crests
• 2015 - 75th Birthday of HM Queen Margrethe II - front-facing portrait - reverse includes commemorative dates (to be issued in April 2015)

The above coin will also be issued as a 20 kroner aluminium-bronze coin in proof quality and for circulation.

1000 Kroner

8.65 grams .900 gold. 22 mm. in diameter

• 2010 - 70th Birthday of HM Queen Margrethe II

3000 Kroner

8.65 grams .900 gold. 22 mm. in diameter

• 2012 - 40th anniversary of accession, Queen Margrethe II - reverse shield includes Faeroe Island & Greenland crests

10 Kroner

14.3000 grams .800 silver 11.40 grams ASW 32 mm. in diameter

• 1986 - 18th birthday of crown Prince Frederik 26 May

The above coin also included a 10 Kroner coin of the same design struck in cupro-nickel released for circulation and issued as a proof strike in limited quantity.

International Polar year

3 coins in the series.^[1]

1000 Kroner - gold

8.65 grams .900 gold 7.78 grams AGW 22 mm. in diameter

Gold sourced from Greenland for this series includes polar bear mintmark

• 2007 - Polar bear, endangered species (winner of the 2008 COTY award for best gold coin)^[2]
• 2008 - Sirius dog sled Patrol^[3]
• 2009 - Northern Lights - Scientific research^[4]

100 Kroner - silver

31.1035 grams .999 silver 31.10 grams ASW 38 mm. in diameter

• 2007 - Polar bear, endangered species
• 2008 - Sirius dog sled Patrol
• 2009 - Northern Lights - Scientific research

The above coins also included a 10 Kroner coin of the same design struck in aluminum-bronze released for circulation.

200th anniversary, birth of Hans Christian Andersen

5 coins in the series.^[5]

10 Kroner - gold

8.65 grams .900 gold 7.785 grams AGW 22 mm. in diameter

• 2005 - The Ugly Duckling"^[6]
• 2005 - "The Little Mermaid"^[7]
• 2006 - "The Shadow"^[8]
• 2006 - "The Snow Queen"^[9] (winner of the 2007 COTY award for most artistic coin design)^[10]
• 2007 - "The Nightingale"^[11]

10 Kroner - silver

31.1035 grams .999 silver 31.10 grams ASW 38 mm. in diameter

• 2005 - Ugly Duckling
• 2005 - "The Little Mermaid"
• 2006 - "The Shadow"
• 2006 - "The Snow Queen" (winner of the 2007 COTY award for most artistic coin design)
• 2007 - "The Nightingale"

The above coins also included a 10 Kroner coin of the same design struck in aluminum-bronze released for circulation

Towers series

20 Kroner

Aluminum-bronze base metal. 10 coins in the set.^[12]

• 2002 - Aarhus City Hall^[13]
• 2003 - Børsen; Old Copenhagen Stock Exchange^[14]
• 2003 - Christiansborg Palace^[15]
• 2004 - "The Goose Tower, Vordingborg Castle"^[16]
• 2004 - Svaneke Water Tower^[17]
• 2005 - Landet Church Tower^[18]
• 2005 - Nólsoy Lighthouse, Faeroe Islands^[19]
• 2006 - Gråsten Palace^[20]
• 2006 - "Three Brothers"^[21]
• 2007 - Copenhagen City Hall^[22]

Ships series (2007–2012)

12 coins in the series.^[23]

Image	Engraver	Feature	Volume	Date
	Øivind Nygård		Unknown	25 April 2007
	Description:
	Hans Pauli Olsen^[24]		Unknown	10 September 2007
	Description:
			Unknown	17 April 2008
	Description:
	Erik Varming^[25]	Havhingsten fra Glendalough	Unknown	8 August 2008
	Description:
	Henrik Wiberg		Unknown	18 September 2008
	Description:
	Karin Lorentzen	Lightship XVII	1.2 million	27 May 2009
	Description:
	Hans Pauli Olsen^[26]		0.9 million	2 November 2009
	Description:
	Niels Motzfeldt^[27]		0.8 million	29 November 2010
	Description:
	Torben Ebbesen^[28]	Emma Mærsk	0.8 million	18 March 2011
	Description:
	Henrik Wiberg^[29]		0.7 million	8 June 2011
	Description:

Scientist series 2013

500 Kroner

.999 silver

31.1 grams

38 mm. diameter

4 coins in the series.^{[30] [31]}

Niels Bohr : Atomic model^[32]

Hans Christian Ørsted : Electromagnetism^[33]

Ole Rømer : The speed of light^[34]

Tycho Brahe : Stella Nova^[35]

The above coins were also issued in 20 Kroner denominations in an aluminium-bronze alloy minted in both Proof quality and in circulation quality.

References

2008 source MAA - LBMRC

Notes and References

1. "Polar coins" Royal Danish Mint, 24 June 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
2. Web site: Polar bear. National Bank of Denmark. 16 October 2013. 16 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016063930/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Polar_bear_!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
3. Web site: Sirius . . 16 October 2013 . 16 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016092230/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Sirius%21OpenDocument . 16 October 2013 .
4. Web site: Northern Lights. National Bank of Denmark. 16 October 2013. 16 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017020710/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Northern_Lights!OpenDocument. 17 October 2013. dead.
5. "Fairy tale coins" Royal Danish Mint, 24 June 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
6. Web site: The Ugly Duckling. National Bank of Denmark. 16 October 2013. 18 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016222657/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/The_Ugly_Duckling!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
7. Web site: The Little Mermaid. National Bank of Denmark. 16 October 2013. 18 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016222654/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/The_Little_Mermaid!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
8. Web site: The Shadow. National Bank of Denmark. 16 October 2013. 18 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016222805/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/The_Shadow!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
9. Web site: The Snow Queen. National Bank of Denmark. 16 October 2013. 18 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016231110/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/The_Snow_Queen!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
10. Web site: Snow Queen wins award in Berlin. National Bank of Denmark. 16 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016112736/http://www.kgl-moent.dk/DKM/UK/Themes.nsf/%28sysPrintViewDefault%29/Snow_Queen_wins_award_in_Berlin%21OpenDocument%26popUpWindow+CloseWindow+PrintIcon. 16 October 2013. dead.
11. Web site: The Nightingale. National Bank of Denmark. 16 October 2013. 18 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016230258/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/The_Nightingale!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
12. "Tower coins" Royal Danish Mint, 24 June 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
13. Web site: Aarhus City Hall Tower. National Bank of Denmark. 15 October 2013. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016034149/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Aarhus_City_Hall_Tower!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
14. Web site: Old Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Børsen. National Bank of Denmark. 15 October 2013. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016034632/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Old_Copenhagen_Stock_Exchange_Boersen!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
15. Web site: Christiansborg Palace Tower. National Bank of Denmark. 15 October 2013. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016034845/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Christiansborg_Palace_Tower!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
16. Web site: The Goose Tower. National Bank of Denmark. 15 October 2013. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016034916/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/The_Goose_Tower!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
17. Web site: Svaneke Water Tower. National Bank of Denmark. 15 October 2013. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016034434/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Svaneke_water_tower!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
18. Web site: Landet Church Tower. National Bank of Denmark. 15 October 2013. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016034717/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Landet_Church!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
19. Web site: Nólsoy Lighthouse. National Bank of Denmark. 15 October 2013. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016034554/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Nlsoy_Lighthouse!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
20. Web site: Gråsten Palace. National Bank of Denmark. 15 October 2013. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016033935/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Graasten_Palace!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
21. Web site: Three Brothers. National Bank of Denmark. 15 October 2013. 6 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016034720/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Three_Brothers!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
22. Web site: 9 May 2007 . Tower coin with Copenhagen City Hall Tower and tower coin set issued on 20 June 2007 . 27 August 2023 . . en.
23. "Ship coins" Royal Danish Mint, 7 October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
24. Web site: The Frigate Jylland. National Bank of Denmark. 15 October 2013. 15 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016020546/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/The_Frigate_Jylland!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013. dead.
25. Web site: Sea Stallion . . 15 October 2013 . 15 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016020542/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/The_Sea_Stallion%21OpenDocument . 16 October 2013 .
26. Web site: Faroese boat . . 15 October 2013 . 15 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016020535/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Faroese_boat!OpenDocument. 16 October 2013 . dead.
27. Web site: Kayak-Umiak . . 15 October 2013. 15 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016020538/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Kayak-Umiak!OpenDocument . 16 October 2013 . dead.
28. Web site: PageNotFoundError . . 15 October 2013 . 15 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016065643/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Emma_Maersk!OpenDocument . 16 October 2013 . dead.
29. Web site: Hjejlen . . 5 September 2011 . 7 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110812053926/http://www.nationalbanken.dk/DNUK/NotesAndCoins.nsf/side/Hjejlen!OpenDocument . 12 August 2011 . dead.
30. "New series of thematic coins issued on 7 October" Royal Mint (Denmark), October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
31. "Scientist series" Royal Mint (Denmark), October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
32. "Niels Bohr : Atomic model" Royal Mint (Denmark), 4 October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
33. "Hans Christian Ørsted : Electromagnetism" Royal Mint (Denmark), 4 October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
34. "Ole Rømer : The speed of light" Royal Mint (Denmark), 4 October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
35. "Tycho Brahe : Stella Nova" Royal Mint (Denmark), 4 October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.