10 øre DENMARK (1948-1960)

in the coin centre the monogram of King Frederick IX of Denmark; above the crown of Christian V divides the year of issue; along the bottom edge a branch of oak on the left and of beech on the right side

in the centre in two line the face value: 10 / ØRE; along the top edge: DANMARK (Denmark)

plain

2 IX 1948

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 the initial of mint's director Nielsen N in years 1948-1955, or Christiansen C in years 1956-1960; after the mint mark the initial of chief engraver Salomon S)

1948	5 317 098	N♥S
1949	7 595 219	N♥S
1950	6 885 805	N♥S
1951	8 763 467	N♥S
1952	6 810 369	N♥S
1953	11 945 569	N♥S
1954	19 738 551	N♥S
1955	17 623 422	N♥S
1956	12 323 056	C♥S
1957	13 277 493	C♥S
1958	10 869 600	C♥S
1959	1 254 633	C♥S	mintage overestimated
1960	< 5 107 009	C♥S	mintage together with coins of the newer type

1952 - a) digit "2" in year of issue struck next to digit "5" or b) digit "2" struck clearly lower than digit "5"

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

Officially over 1 million coins of this type were produced in 1959, but unofficially it is known that machines were striking this year for only one day. This led to suspicion that actually in 1959 only several tens of thousands coins of this type were produced.

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).