20 kroner DENMARK (2007) Towers - City Hall in Copenhagen

in the coin centre inside a ring head of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark facing right; along the bottom edge year of issue: 2007; along the top edge: MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING (Margrethe II Queen of Denmark)

in the centre tower of City Hall in Copenhagen; along the left edge: KØBENHAVNS RÅDHUS (Copenhagen City Hall); along the right edge face value: 20 KRONER

seven plain and seven reeded sections

20 VI 2007

still circulating

Mogens Møller, Lis Nogel

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

2007

1 200 000

+ 8 600 in sets "Towers"

The City Hall in Copenhagen was designed by Martin Nyropa, who inspired by the city hall in Italian Siena, proposed a similar shape, but in the style of Nordic Classicism. The city hall was opened on September 12, 1905, and to this day it houses the municipal authorities. The clock tower rising to 105.6 m is one of the highest buildings in the capital of Denmark.


photo: Scythian; 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)