10 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 centre in two lines face value: 10 / ØRE; along the top edge: DANMARK (Denmark); along the bottom edge two oak branches

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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 obverse; before the mint mark the initial of mint's director Christiansen C in years 1960-1971, or Sørensen S in 1972; after the mint mark the initial of chief engraver Salomon S)

1960	< 5 107 009	C♥S	mintage together with coins of the older type
1961	20 258 063	C♥S
1962	12 785 458	C♥S
1963	17 170 504	C♥S
1964	14 282 470	C♥S
1965	21 857 460	C♥S
1966	24 159 614	C♥S
1967	21 554 145	C♥S
1968	7 585 561	C♥S
1969	31 533 936	C♥S
1970	37 813 220	C♥S
1971	17 719 247	C♥S
1972	46 958 607	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).