2 kroner DENMARK (1947-1959)

in the coin centre head of King Frederick IX facing right; along the edge: FREDERIK IX KONGE AF DANMARK (Frederick IX King of Denmark)

in the coin centre Danish Coat of Arms divides year of issue; along the top edge face value: 2 KRONER

plain

26 IX 1947

still circulating

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 Nielsen N in years 1947-1955, or Christiansen C in years 1956-1959; after the mint mark the initial of chief engraver Salomon S)

1947	1 151 339	N♥S
1948	857 381	N♥S
1949	272 116	N♥S
1951	1 575 673	N♥S
1952	1 957 520	N♥S
1953	431 819	N♥S
1954	715 608	N♥S
1955	456 971	N♥S
1956	1 443 687	C♥S
1957	2 609 543	C♥S
1958	2 604 879	C♥S
1959	192 189	C♥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