10 kroner DENMARK (2001-2002)

in the coin centre inside a ring head of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark facing right; along the bottom edge year of issue; along the top edge: MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING (Margrethe II Queen of Denmark)

in the centre small Coat of Arms of Denmark inside a ring; along the left and right edge ornaments stylised as such found on ancient artifacts; along the bottom edge face value: 10 KRONER

plain

26 IX 2001

still circulating

Mogens Møller (symbol of triangle above year of issue on the obverse), Johan Alkjær (initial as a Celtic letter A after year of issue on the obverse in 2001)

Den Kongelige Mønt (The Royal Mint), Copenhagen (mint mark before DANMARKS on the obverse; in 2001 before year of issue initials of mint's director Grove LG; after year of issue initials of chief engraver Petersen JP)

2001	4 800 000	LG♥JP	+ 28 000 in boxed annual sets
2002	7 229 900	♥	+ 28 000 in boxed annual sets

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