20 kroner DENMARK (2004) Towers - Goose Tower

in the coin centre inside a ring head of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark facing right; along the bottom edge year of issue: 2004; along the top edge: MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING (Margrethe II Queen of Denmark)

in the centre inside a disk the Goose Tower in Vordingborg; along the top edge: GÅSETÅRNET (Goose Tower); along the bottom edge face value: 20 KRONER

seven plain and seven reeded sections

31 III 2004

still circulating

Mogens Møller, Tina Maria Nielsen

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

2004

1 200 000

+ 8 600 in sets "Towers"

Built around 1362 the Goose Tower is now the only remnant of the castle Vordingborg and best-preserved medieval tower in Denmark. Shortly after its construction King Valdemar IV ordered to put on its top a golden goose as an expression of irony to the cities associated in the Hanseatic League. The king called them "flock of geese" when they sent 77 declaration of war against Denmark.


photo: Sandpiper; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

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)