Commemorative coins of Denmark
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 Template:Convert ASW Template:Convert. in diameter
- 1848 - Death of King Christian VIII, accession of King Frederik VII
2 Rigsdaler
28.8930 grams .875 silver Template:Convert ASW Template:Convert. in diameter
- 1863 - Death of King Frederik VII, accession of King Christian IX
2 Kroner
15.0000 grams .800 silver Template:Convert ASW Template:Convert. 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 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 Template:Convert ASW Template:Convert. 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 Template:Convert ASW Template:Convert. in diameter
- 1967 - Wedding of 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 | |||||
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| Øivind Nygård | Template:HDMS | Unknown | 25 April 2007 | ||||||
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| Hans Pauli Olsen[24] | Template:HDMS | Unknown | 10 September 2007 | ||||||
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| Torben Ebbesen | Template:MS | Unknown | 17 April 2008 | ||||||
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| Erik Varming[25] | Havhingsten fra Glendalough | Unknown | 8 August 2008 | ||||||
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| Henrik Wiberg | Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Unknown | 18 September 2008 | ||||||
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| Karin Lorentzen | Lightship XVII | 1.2 million | 27 May 2009 | ||||||
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| Hans Pauli Olsen[26] | Faroese boat | 0.9 million | 2 November 2009 | ||||||
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| Niels Motzfeldt[27] | Kayak-Umiak | 0.8 million | 29 November 2010 | ||||||
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| Torben Ebbesen[28] | Emma Mærsk | 0.8 million | 18 March 2011 | ||||||
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| Henrik Wiberg[29] | Template:SS | 0.7 million | 8 June 2011 | ||||||
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Scientist series 2013
500 Kroner
.999 silver
31.1 grams
38 mm. diameter
4 coins in the series.[30][31]
Hans Christian Ørsted : Electromagnetism[33]
Ole Rømer : The speed of light[34]
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
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- ↑ "Polar coins" Royal Danish Mint, 24 June 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
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- ↑ "Fairy tale coins" Royal Danish Mint, 24 June 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
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- ↑ "Tower coins" Royal Danish Mint, 24 June 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
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- ↑ "Ship coins" Royal Danish Mint, 7 October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
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- ↑ "New series of thematic coins issued on 7 October" Royal Mint (Denmark), October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Scientist series" Royal Mint (Denmark), October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Niels Bohr : Atomic model" Royal Mint (Denmark), 4 October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Hans Christian Ørsted : Electromagnetism" Royal Mint (Denmark), 4 October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ole Rømer : The speed of light" Royal Mint (Denmark), 4 October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Tycho Brahe : Stella Nova" Royal Mint (Denmark), 4 October 2013. Accessed: 17 October 2013.