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Welcome ...... 2 The Royal Danish Mint has an Internet News ...... 3 shop with a view to serving Danish and Banknotes ...... 4 foreign coin enthusiasts and collectors. Faroese banknotes ...... 6 Coin Sets ...... 7 The Internet shop is a great success and it Old Gold Coins ...... 8 is our impression that customers world- Coin Set for Children 2011 ..... 9 wide welcome this easy and secure way Commemorative coin ...... 10 to buy collector’s coins and coin sets. Fairy Tale Coins ...... 10 Ship Coins ...... 12 Our website provides information about Polar Coins ...... 15 and pictures of all coins minted in Den- Schedule for 2011/2012 ...... 16 mark. This little catalogue is therefore meant as a service to customers without Internet access.

The catalogue includes the pictures and descriptions of collector’s coins currently found at www.royalmint.dk. Updated catalogues will be published from time to time.

The Royal Danish Mint takes orders by telephone (+45) 43 45 40 11, Monday- Friday 8:30-11:00 a.m. and 1:00-2:30 p.m.

2 News from the Royal Danish Mint

New ship coin The new 500-krone banknote, with The 8 June 2011, Danmarks Nationalbank bridge Dronning Alexandrines Bro as its issued a new 20-krone coin with the motif, was issued 15 February 2011. paddle steamer Hjejlen as its motif. Read more about the banknote The motif for the new ship coin was on page 5 designed by medallist Henrik Wiberg, the Royal Danish Mint, who has created a very attractive relief of the beautiful steamer. Henrik Wiberg also designed the motif for the ship coin with the Royal Yacht Dannebrog.

Read more about ship coin on page 14 More information about new Danish banknotes - www.nationalbanken.dk. New banknotes The new 1000-krone banknote, depicts The Great Belt Bridge and The Sun Chariot., was issued 24 May 2011.

Read more about the banknote on page 4

3 Danish banknotes, 1000-krone

The new 1000-krone banknote, depicts metres long. The Great Belt’s Eastern The Great Belt Bridge and The Sun Cha- Channel, spanned by the suspension riot., was issued 24 May 2011. bridge, has the status of international waters. The maximum vertical clearance is Collectors can buy low numbers of the 65 metres. At 254 metres, the pylons are new 1000-krone banknote. The bankno- two of the highest points in Denmark. tes will have sequence number A0xxxx. The Sun Chariot Both new and old 1000-krone banknotes The Sun Chariot was found will be sold at face value. To cover the in September 1902 when administration involved, a handling fee of Trundholm Bog in north- DKK 200 including VAT will be charged western Zealand was per 10 banknotes – in the same way as ploughed for the ﬁ rst time. for sales of Faroese banknotes. On top of It was made in the early the handling fee come the postage costs Bronze Age in appro- for deliveries from the Royal Danish Mint. ximately 1400 BC. The elegant spiral ornamentation 1000-krone banknote adorning the golden sun disc reveals its Last edition of the old Nordic origins. The Sun Chariot demon- 2009-serie strates the belief that the sun was drawn 1000-krone banknote The Great Belt Bridge on its eternal journey by a divine horse. It is also possible to purchase banknotes The Great Belt Bridge, consisting of the However, the chariot is not intrinsic to from the last edition of the old 1000-kro- Eastern and Western sections was ope- this belief. Both the sun disc and horse ne banknote. These banknotes have ned in 1998. The Eastern section links the are mounted on wheels to show the sequence no. B306xx. island of Sprogø to Zealand and is 6,790 movement of the sun.

4 Danish banknotes, 500-krone Danish banknotes

The new 500-krone banknote, with The 1826. It was probably made in the 4th or 50-krone banknote, bridge Dronning Alexandrines Bro as its early 3rd century BC. Other pails closely Date of issue: 11 August 2009, motif, was issued 15 February 2011. resembling this pail have been found depicts Sallingsund Bridge in the Thracian area of the Black Sea in and The Skarpsalling Vessel. The banknotes will have sequence num- Southern Ukraine. Judging by the clearly ber A0xxxx. Greek inspired ornamentation and shape, 100-krone banknote, the pail could have been made in Mace- Date of issue: 4 May 2010, 500-krone banknote donia or the Greek Black Sea colonies. depicts The Old Little Belt Bridge 2009-serie and The Hindsgavl Dagger. Last edition of the old Dronning Alexandrines Bro 200-krone banknote, The bridge Dronning Alexandrines Bro, 500-krone banknote Date of issue: 19 October 2010, also called the Møn Bridge, was opened It is possible to purchase banknotes from depicts Knippelsbro in 1943. The bridge across Ulvsund con- the last edition of the old 500-krone and Langstrup Belt Plate. nects Kalvehave on South Zealand with banknote. These banknotes have sequen- the island of Møn. Dronning Alexandrines ce no. B808xx. 500-krone banknote, Bro is 746 metres long and Date of issue: 15 February 2011, has a maximum vertical depicts Dronning Alexandrines Bro clearance of 26 metres. and the bronze pail from Keldby.

The bronze pail 1000-krone banknote, The bronze pail from Keldby Date of issue: 24 May 2011, on the island of Møn was depicts The Great Belt Bridge unearthed by a plough near and The Sun Chariot. Trehøje in the period before

5 Faroese banknotes Proof versions

The motifs 2004 Proof Set – Sold out The primary motif on the Edition: 3,000 sets notes is a number of Faroese animals. On the face of the 2005 Proof Set – Sold out notes the animals are Edition: 2,650 sets untraditionally shown as fragments. On the reverse, 2006 Proof Set – Sold out watercolours of Faroese Edition: 1,800 sets landscapes. 2007 Proof Set – Sold out Buy the banknotes Edition: 1,400 sets – www.royalmint.dk 2008 Proof Set – Sold out Edition: 1,000 sets

2009 Proof Set – Sold out Edition: 1,050 sets

2010 Proof Set – Sold out Edition: 1,010 sets

Retail price DKK 875

6 Proof Coin Set Coin Set Coin Sets

2010 2010 2003 The proof version of the Coin Set is min- The Coin Set 2010 was issued on 8 No- Edition: 30,000 sets ted in an extra ﬁ ne quality. The coins are vember 2010. It includes the six coins in Retail price DKK 170 minted with several strokes with extre- circulation and a medal. mely well-polished dies. 2004 The obverse of the coin shows the mint Edition: 33,000 sets – Sold out The proof sets include the six coins in mark of the Royal Danish Mint, a heart circulation and a silver medal. under a crown, while the reverse is a copy 2005 of a medal issued in 1739 in connection Edition: 26,700 sets Date of issue: 8 November 2010 with the ceremonious opening of the Danish Navy’s ﬁ rst dry dock. 2006 Sold out Edition: 25,000 sets Date of issue: 8 November 2010 2007 Retail price Edition: 23,000 sets DKK 200 2008 Edition: 20,350 sets – Sold out

2009 Edition: 24.250 sets – Sold out

2010 Edition: 23,000 sets

Retail price DKK 200

7 Old Gold Coins 10-krone coin 20-krone coin

The old gold coins from Danmarks The obverse of the coin was engraved by The dominant feature on the 20-krone Nationalbank have attracted conside- Andreas Hansen. The heart on the obver- coin is a portrait of King Christian X. The rable interest. It is still possible to buy se is a mint mark showing that the coin reverse shows the large coat of arms, the various coins. Initially, 10-krone was minted at the Royal Danish Mint. as on the coins from the reign of King coins minted in 1913 and 1917 and Frederik VIII. 20-krone coins minted in 1913, 1915, Technical speciﬁ cations 1916 and 1917. The 10-krone coin is of gold and weighs Technical speciﬁ cations 4.48 g. A total of 450,000 10-krone coins The 20-krone coin is of gold and weighs After minting, these coins were im- were minted in the period 1913-17. 8.96 g. A total of around 3.7 million mediately transferred from the Royal 20-krone coins were minted in the period Danish Mint to Danmarks National- 1913-1917. bank, where they have been stored in sealed sacks ever since. In other words, they have never been in circulation.

The coins will be delivered in a presen- tation folder with an outline (in Danish only) of their background and history.

Price of the gold coins The sales price is based on the market price of gold. This means that the price may change if the price of gold ﬂ uctuates.

8 Coin Set for Children 2011 Coin Set for Children The Coin Set for Children is an ideal gift sculptor Lis Nogel, was also used on to celebrate the birth of a baby or a chri- the commemorative coins to mark the Coin Set for Children 2006 stening in 2011. Queen’s 70th birthday. Sold out Date of issue: 28 February 2006. The Coin Set has a brand new design The reverse of the coins shows the coat Edition: 5,000 sets. with sweet drawings of a family of trolls of arms in a new design by Royal Heraldic minting coins. It comes with a leaﬂ et for Painter Ronny Andersen. Coin Set for Children 2007 entering details such as the child’s name, Sold out date of birth, christening date, etc. Retail price Date of issue: 29 January 2007. DKK 225 Edition: 2,700 sets. Coin sets and medals are illustrated by Maja-Louise Ellehammer, media graphic Coin Set for Children 2008 designer and self taught artist. Sold out Date of issue: 5 February 2008. The Coin Set for Children comprises all Edition: 1,000 sets. Danish coins minted in 2011, i.e. 50 øre and 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 kroner, Coin Set for Children 2009 as well as a cute medal with a Sold out troll motif. Date of issue: 19. January 2009. Edition: 1.450 sets. The 10- and 20-krone coins have been updated with a Coin Set for Children 2010 new portrait of the Queen. Sold out The portrait, designed by the Date of issue: 5 February 2010 Edition: 1,300 sets.

9 Commemorative coin, Fairy Tale Coins

The Queen - 70 years To commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, By sculptor Lis Nogel and Royal Heraldic the Royal Danish Mint issued a series Painter Ronny Andersen of 10-krone coins with a Fairy Tale Date of issue: 17 March 2010 theme.

1000-krone coin, gold Specifi cations: Diameter ...... 22.0 mm 10-krone coin, gold Weight ...... 8.65 g Diameter ...... 22.0 mm Alloy ...... 900‰ Au (gold) Weight ...... 8.65 g Alloy ...... 900‰ Au (gold) Retail price DKK 3,000 10-krone coin, silver Diameter ...... 38.0 mm 500-krone coin, silver Weight ...... 31.1 g Diameter ...... 38.0 mm Alloy ...... 999‰ Ag (fi ne silver) Weight ...... 31.1 g Alloy ...... 999‰ Ag (fi ne silver) Price of the gold coins The sales price is based on the mar- Retail price ket price of gold. This means that the DKK 500 price may change if the price of gold fl uctuates. Proof version, 20-krone Sold out

10 The Shadow The Snow Queen The Ugly Duckling By sculptor Professor Bjørn Nørgaard By sculptor Øivind Nygård By sculptor Hans Pauli Olsen Date of issue: 24 April 2006 Date of issue: 30 August 2006 Date of issue: 31 March 2005 Edition, gold: 7,000 coins - Sold out Edition, gold: 3,070 coins Edition, gold: 3,075 coins Edition, silver: 75,000 coins - Sold out (Daily rate) (Daily rate)

The Little Mermaid By sculptor Tina Maria Nielsen Date of issue: 20 October 2005 Edition, gold: 4,220 coins - Sold out Edition, silver: 40.220 coins - Sold out

The Shadow By the sculptor, Professor Bjørn Nørgaard The Nightingale Edition, silver: 22,317 coins - Sold out By sculptor Torben Ebbesen Date of issue: 25 October 2007 The Snow Queen Edition, silver: 25,758 coins - Sold out Edition, silver: 18,117 coins (Daily rate) The Nightingale By sculptor Torben Ebbesen Edition, gold: 2,964 coins - Sold out

11 Ship Coins Vædderen (the Ram) The Frigate Jylland By sculptor Øivind Nygård By sculptor Hans Pauli Olsen 20-krone series Date of issue: 25 April 2007 Date of issue: 10 September 2007 The theme on the 20-krone is ships and the ﬁ rst coin in this series was is- Sold out Sold out sued in April 2007.

The ship coins are minted as ordinary coins in circulation in a limited editi- ons.

The series will comprise 12 coins and depict different types of ships selected to cover as many aspects as possible of Danish maritime history. Selandia The Sea Stallion The next coin in the series By sculptor Torben Ebbesen By sculptor Erik Varming The 10th Ship Coin was issued as Date of issue: 17 April 2008 Date of issue: 8 August 2008 ordinary coins in circulation and proof version. Proof version Proof version Edition: Edition: Read more on page 14 1,500 coins 1,500 coins Sold out Sold out

12 The Royal Yacht Dannebrog Lightship XVII By medallist Henrik Wiberg By sculptor Karin Lorentzen Date of issue: 22 September 2008 Date of issue: 27 May 2009

Proof version Proof version Edition: 1,500 coins – Sold out Edition: 1,500 coins 500-krone, silver Sold out Edition: 31,700 coins – Sold out

Faroese boat Kayak-Umiak Emma Mærsk By sculptor Hans Pauli Olsen By sculptor Niels Motzfeldt By sculptor Torben Ebbesen Date of issue: 2 November 2009 Date of issue: 29 November 2010 Date of issue: 18 March 2011

Proof version Proof version Edition: Edition: 1,500 coins 1,877 coins Sold out Sold out

13 The tenth Hjejlen By medallist Henrik Wiberg History Ship Coin Date of issue: 8 June 2011 Hjejlen is the world’s oldest paddle steamer still operating. It was built in Copen- 8th June was the new ship coin and a Proof version, 20-krone coin hagen in 1861 and thus this year marks new stamp presented in Silkeborg. This quality is minted using extremely its 150 years anniversary. well-polished dies and with extra strokes. Special Coin Letter The original idea was that the paddle To mark the Hjejlen’s 150th anniversa- The proof version was only for sale steamer would stimulate the tourism to ry, Post Danmark and the Royal Danish at Danmarks Nationalbank (Banking Himmelbjerget. Mint have in this occation made a Services) and via www.royalmint.dk in special Coin Letter containing the new the period 9-15 June 2011 (both dates Hjejlen is authorized to carry 165 pas- stamp and the new 20-krone coin included). sengers and carries a crew of four: the - DKK 99. captain, the engineer, the stoker and a ticket inspector. By the Coin Letter on www.royalmint.dk The beautiful nature in combination with the technical wonder makes a sailing with Hjejlen a unique experience. Since 1861 Hjejlen’s original steam engine has made the vessel run and with only one serious damage - in 1946 the crank had a ﬂ aw and was replaced.

14 Proof version Sirius Polar Coins By sculptor Margrete Sørensen In addition to the ordinary coins in Date of issue: 26 February 2008 To mark the International Polar Year circulation, a very limited edition is 2007-09, Danmarks Nationalbank is- minted in the very ﬁ ne proof version. Edition, gold: 3,604 coins sued a series of coins with motifs from These coins are intended for collectors. (Not on sale at the moment) the Polar regions.

Proof coins are minted using extremely Edition, silver: 15,631 coins Speciﬁ cations: well-polished dies. Sold out 1,000-krone coin, gold Diameter ...... 22.0 mm Each coin is minted with several Weight ...... 8.65 g strokes to provide a silky smooth motif Alloy ...... 900‰ Au (gold) with all details clearly embossed. 100-krone coin, silver Diameter ...... 38.0 mm The proof version ship coins are very Weight ...... 31.1 g popular among collectors. Alloy ....999‰ Ag (ﬁ ne silver)

Polar Bear By sculptor Niels Motzfeldt Date of issue: 26 March 2007 Edition, gold: 6,000 coins - Sold out Edition, silver: 43,048 coins - Sold out

Northern Lights By sculptor, Professor Morten Stræde Date of issue: 23 February 2009 Edition, gold: 2.400 coins - Sold out Edition, silver: 10.600 coins - Sold out

15 Layout: Danmarks Nationalbank r Spring 8 June 24 May January 18 March 11 January 10 January 31 October 31 Octobe 15 February 2012 2011 Coin Set version 2011 Coin Set - Proof 9th Ship Coin - Emma Mærsk - Emma Mærsk 9th Ship Coin 1000-krone New Danish banknote, 10th Ship Coin - Hjejlen Reign 40th Jubilee as H.M. The Queen’s 11th Ship Coin Schedule for 2011 for Schedule Set for Children 2011 Coin banknote, 500-krone New Danish 2012 Coin Set for Children Solmarksvej 5 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: 5 Royal Danish Mint Solmarksvej DK-2605 Brøndby Denmark Web: www.royalmint.dk Tel.: 43 45 40 11 +45 Fax: +45 43 43 67 04