5 øre DENMARK (1960-1972)

in the coin centre the monogram of King Frederick IX of Denmark; above the crown of Christian V divides the year of issue

in the coin centre in two lines the face value: 5 / ØRE; along the top edge: DANMARK (Denmark); along the bottom edge two cereal ears

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1 VII 1989

The Royal Mint artists

Den Kongelige Mønt (The Royal Mint), Copenhagen (mint mark on the bottom of the reverse; before the mint mark initial of mint director Christiansen C in years 1960-1971, or Sørensen S in 1972; after the mint mark the initial of the chief engraver Salomon S)

1960	3 760 000	C♥S
1962	5 872 806	C♥S
1963	23 286 757	C♥S
1964	41 520 622	C♥S
1965	14 229 026	C♥S
1966	23 409 645	C♥S
1967	15 094 164	C♥S
1968	16 105 059	C♥S
1969	23 593 660	C♥S
1970	26 176 329	C♥S
1971	10 075 762	C♥S
1972	27 937 863	S♥S

Except for the period 2002-2013 on Danish coinage next to the heart - the mint mark of the Royal Mint of Denmark, also initials of mint's directors (usually before the heart) and of main engravers (usually after the heart) were placed. Thus the following combinations are found on the modern coins: N♥S, C♥S, S♥S, S♥B, B♥B, R♥B, NR♥JP, LG♥JP, JS♥HW. Let's meet the people standing behind these initials:

mint directors			chief engravers
N	1927-1955	Niels Peter Nielsen	S	1933-1968	Harald Salomon
C	1956-1971	Alfred Frederik Christiansen	B	1968-1983	Frode Bahnsen
S	1971-1978	Vagn Sørensen	JP	1989-2001	Jan Petersen
B	1978-1981	Peter Bjarnø	HW	from 2014	Henrik Wiberg
R, NR	1982-1989	Niels Nørregaard Rasmussen
LG	1989-2001	Laust Grove
JS	from 2014	Jørgen Strandgaard

The official monogram of King Frederik IX of Denmark contains the crown of King Christian V. This regal attribute graced the heads of all the Danish kings from 1670 until 1840. Today the crown is held in the former residence of the kings of Denmark - Rosenborg Castle (now a museum). It is used nowadays only during the royal funerals (in castrum doloris).