25 øre DENMARK (1966-1972)

on the left side of the coin the monogram of King Frederick IX of Denmark with the crown of Christian V; below year of issue; along the right edge a branch of beech

above the hole face value: 25, below it: ØRE; on each side of the hole a cereal ear; along the bottom edge: DANMARK (Denmark)

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Harald Salomon

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 1966-1971, or Sørensen S in 1972; after the mint mark the initial of chief engraver Salomon S)

1966	< 50 219 634	C♥S	mintage together with coins of the older type
1967	< 87 467 798	C♥S	mintage together with coins of the older type
1968	38 141 909	C♥S
1969	16 974 353	C♥S
1970	5 392 994	C♥S
1971	12 724 505	C♥S
1972	31 422 002	S♥S

1967 - low digit "7" in year of issue, or tall;



1969 - hole of designed diameter (5mm), or smaller (4mm)

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).