20 kroner DENMARK (2002) Towers - City Hall in Aarhus

in the coin centre inside a ring head of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark facing right; along the bottom edge year of issue: 2002; along the top edge: MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING (Margrethe II Queen of Denmark)

in the centre inside a disk a tower of the Aarhus city hall; clouds in the background; along the top edge: ÅRHUS RÅDHUS (Aarhus city hall ); along the bottom edge face value: 20 KRONER

seven plain and seven reeded sections

2 XII 2002

still circulating

Mogens Møller (symbol of a triangle above year of issue on the obverse), Lis Nogel

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

2002	1 000 000	+ 35 000 in boxed annual sets
		+ 8 600 in sets "Towers"

This commemorative coin with face value 20 kroner from 2002 commemorates 100^th anniversary of birth of Danish architect Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971). The city hall in the second largest town of Denmark designed by Jacobsen together with Erik Møller (1909-2002) was opened on June 6, 1941. The concrete tower is 60 m high, and each of the clocks hanging on the tower has 7 metres diameter.

The coin series "Towers" (Tårnmønter) are dedicated to one of the most famous Danish architects Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971). To commemorate the 100^th anniversary of his birth a coin was struck with his most famous design - the tower of Aarhus city hall. The series continued until 2007 and it contains ten coins:

	20 kroner - City Hall in Aarhus (Århus Rådhus) (2002)
	20 kroner - Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen (Børsen) (2003)
	20 kroner - Christiansborg Palace (2003)
	20 kroner - Goose Tower (Gåsetårnet) (2004)
	20 kroner - Water Tower in Svaneke (Svaneke Vandtårn) (2004)
	20 kroner - Church in Landet (Landet Kirke) (2005)
	20 kroner - Lighthouse on Nólsoy (Nólsoy Fyr) (2005)
	20 kroner - Gråsten Palace (Gråsten Slot) (2006)
	20 kroner - Three Brothers (Tre Brødre) (2006)
	20 kroner - City Hall in Copenhagen (Københavns Rådhus) (2007)