20 kroner DENMARK (1990-1993)
diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
27.0 mm | 9.3 g | 2.35 mm | Cu92Al6Ni2 |
obverse:
in the coin centre head of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark facing right; below year of issue; along the edge: MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING (Margrethe II Queen of Denmark)
reverse:
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: 20 KRONER
edge:
seven plain and seven reeded sections
issue date:
10 IV 1990
withdrawal date:
still circulating
designer:
Hanne Varming, Johan Alkjær (initial as a Celtic letter A after year of issue on the obverse)
mint:
Den Kongelige Mønt (The Royal Mint), Copenhagen (mint mark before DANMARKS on the obverse; above year of issue initials of mint's director Grove LG in years 1990-1993; after these initials of chief engraver Petersen JP)
mintage:
1990 | 34 368 000 | LG♥JP | + 40 000 in boxed annual sets |
1991 | 11 563 000 | LG♥JP | + 33 000 in boxed annual sets |
1993 | 674 000 | LG♥JP | + 35 000 in boxed annual sets |
mint and privy marks:
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 |
last update: 23 II 2013
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