20 kroner DENMARK (2011) Ships - Container Ship Emma Mærsk

in the coin centre head of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark facing right; along the top edge: MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING (Margrethe II Queen of Denmark); along the bottom edge year of issue: 2011

in the centre container ship Emma Mærsk on the waves rightwards; along the top edge: EMMA MÆRSK *; along the bottom edge face value: 20 KRONER

seven plain and seven reeded sections

18 III 2011

still circulating

Lis Nogel, Torben Ebbesen

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

2011

800 000

Emma Mærsk container ship was built in 2006 in the Odense Staalskibsværft shipyard. She was the first container ship of the Emma Mærsk class - the largest container ships in the world. Already eight vessels of this class were built, each with a length of 398 meters and a displacement tonnage of 14.5 thousand TEU.


photo: Nils Jepsen; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

The coin series "Ships" (Skibsmønter) presents Denmark as a country of sailors. This series was inspired by a successful scientific expedition Galathea III, which was commemorated with a coin with the frigate Vædderen. The National Bank of Denmark issued 12 commemorative coins in this thematic series:

	20 kroner - frigate Vædderen (2007)
	20 kroner - frigate Jylland (2007)
	20 kroner - motor ship Selandia (2008)
	20 kroner - langskip Havhingsten (2008)
	20 kroner - royal yacht Dannebrog (2008)
	20 kroner - lightship Fyrskib XVII (2009)
	20 kroner - Faroese boat (Færøbåd) (2009)
	20 kroner - kayak and umiak (Kajak - Konebåd) (2010)
	20 kroner - container ship Emma Mærsk (2011)
	20 kroner - steamboat Hjejlen (2011)
	20 kroner - ferry Kong Frederik IX (2012)
	20 kroner - fishing vessel (Fiskekutter) (2012)