10 kroner DENMARK (2005) Fairytales - Ugly Duckling

10 kroner 2005 Fairytales - Ugly Duckling - coins of Denmark

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
23.35 mm	7.0 g	2.35 mm	Cu₉₂Al₆Ni₂

obverse:

in the coin centre inside a ring head of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark facing right; along the bottom edge year of issue: 2005; along the top edge: MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING (Margrethe II Queen of Denmark)

reverse:

in the centre inside a disk a swimming swan and its reflection in the water; along the top edge: H.C. ANDERSEN 1805-2005; along the bottom edge face value: 10 KRONER

edge:

plain

issue date:

31 III 2005

withdrawal date:

still circulating

designer:

Mogens Møller, Hans Pauli Olsen

mint:

Den Kongelige Mønt (The Royal Mint), Copenhagen (mint mark before DANMARKS on the obverse)

mintage:

2005	1 200 000	+ 26 700 in boxed annual sets
		+ 6 675 in sets "Fairytales"

thematic series:

Danish thematic series of "Fairytales" commemorates 200^th anniversary of birth of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) - Danish poet and writer, creator of famous fairytales for children. The Royal Mint of Denmark introduced motifs from five fairytales of Andersen:

	10 kroner - Ugly Duckling (Den grimme Ælling) (2005)
	10 kroner - Little Mermaid (Den lille Havfrue) (2005)
	10 kroner - Shadow (Skyggen) (2006)
	10 kroner - Snow Queen (Sneedronningen) (2006)
	10 kroner - Nightingale (Nattergalen) (2007)

last update: 23 II 2013

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