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The first krone coin was a 0.800 silver coin issued in 1875. It measured 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in diameter and weighed 7.5 grams (0.26 oz). The coin featured King Christian IX of Denmark on its obverse, with the inscription KONGE AF DANMARK (King of Denmark). The reverse featured the coat of arms of Denmark with the denomination written ...
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History. A Danish silver two- rigsdaler piece from 1868,...
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History. A Danish silver two- rigsdaler piece from 1868, with a portrait of Christian IX. Two golden 20-kroner coins from the Scandinavian Monetary Union, with identical weight and composition. The coin to the left is Swedish and the right one is Danish.
With the Danish Coinage Act of 1873, Denmark switched to basing its monetary system on the gold standard, and rigsdaler were replaced by kroner as the Danish currency unit. One rigsdaler could be exchanged for two kroner.
Detailed information about the coin 1 Krone, Margrethe II, Denmark, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data.
Danish banknotes and coins today The current series of banknotes with bridges and archaeological finds is from 2009. The banknotes have been designed by the artist Karin Birgitte Lund and feature motifs of Danish bridges and archaeological finds.
1 mar 2020 · The krone (lit. "crown") has existed as early as 1513 as a unit of account worth 8 marks. In more general use until 1813, however, was a krone or schlecht daler worth 23 rigsdaler, 4 marks, or 64 skilling. The modern-day krone was introduced as the currency of Denmark in January 1875.
Around half of all Danish banknotes in circulation are 100-kroner banknotes, making it the principal banknote in the series. The 100-kroner bill is sometimes referred to as a hund (Danish for 'dog'), from a shortening of the word hundrede (a hundred). The 200 kroner note.
