20 kroner DENMARK (1997) 25 Years of Queen Margrethe's II Reign

in the coin centre a figure of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in a long dress and the collar of the Order of the Elephant walking right; along the top edge: MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING (Margrethe II Queen of Denmark); ring of pearls at the edge

in the centre small Coat of Arms of Denmark with a crown; along the left edge date: * 1972 *, along the right one: * 1997 *; along the bottom edge face value: 20 KRONER; ring of pearls at the edge

seven plain and seven reeded sections

14 I 1997

still circulating

Jan Petersen (symbol of fox' head in a frame at the letter M in MARGRETHE on the obverse)

Den Kongelige Mønt (The Royal Mint), Copenhagen (mint mark before MARGRETHE on the obverse; next to it initials of mint's director Grove LG)

1997

1 000 000

+ 25 000 in boxed annual sets

When it turned out that King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid would not live to see a male heir, the Parliament was asked to amend the Constitution in such a way that also each of the three daughters of the king had the right to the throne of Denmark. The change was approved in both houses of parliament and a referendum and in 1953 the oldest daughter - Ingrid Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur became heir to the throne. King Frederick died on January 14, 1972. The same day Queen Margrethe II sat on the throne of Denmark- the first queen of Denmark, from the death of Queen Margaret I in 1412.