20 kroner DENMARK (2006) Towers - Gråsten Palace

in the coin centre inside a ring head of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark facing right; along the bottom edge year of issue: 2006; along the top edge: MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING (Margrethe II Queen of Denmark)

in the centre bell-tower of Gråsten Palace; along the left edge: GRÅSTEN SLOT (Grasten Palace); along the right edge face value: 20 KRONER

seven plain and seven reeded sections

15 II 2006

still circulating

Mogens Møller, Sys Hindsbo

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

2006

1 200 000

+ 8 600 in sets "Towers"

In the 16^th century the present summer residence of the Danish royal family in Gråsten was barely a hunting hut at the Gråsten lake. Later, the building was expanded gradually to the present form of the palace in the Rococo style designed in 1759 by Johann Gottfried Rosenberg.


photo: PodracerHH; 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)