20 kroner DENMARK (2011) Ships - Steamboat Hjejlen

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 a paddle steamer Hjejlen on the waves rightwards; along the top edge: HJEJLEN and face value: 20 KRONER

seven plain and seven reeded sections

8 VI 2011

still circulating

Lis Nogel, Henrik Wiberg

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

2011

700 000

Paddle steamboat Hjejlen (in Danish golden plover - Pluvialis apricaria) was built in the shipyard Baumgarten & Burmeister in Copenhagen in 1861. It is the world's oldest still-functioning paddle steamer. She floats on lakes around Silkeborg.


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)