20 kroner DENMARK (2012) 40 Years of Queen Margrethe's II Reign

20 kroner 2012 - 40 Years of Queen Margrethe's II Reign - coins of Denmark

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
27.0 mm	9.3 g	2.35 mm	Cu₉₂Al₆Ni₂

obverse:

in the coin centre a bust of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark facing right; along the top edge: MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING (Margrethe II Queen of Denmark)

reverse:

in the coin centre a nine-field shield with Coats of Arms of Denmark, Faroe Islands, and Greenland inside a circle filled in with waves; along the top edge: 1972 14.JANUAR 2012 (1972 January 14, 2012); along the bottom edge face value: 20 KRONER

edge:

seven plain and seven reeded sections

issue date:

10 I 2012

withdrawal date:

still circulating

designer:

Karin Lorentzen, Ronny Andersen

mint:

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

mintage:

2012

750 000

interesting facts:

When it turned out that King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid would not live to see a male heir, the Parliament was asked to amend the Constitution in such a way that also each of the three daughters of the king had the right to the throne of Denmark. The change was approved in both houses of parliament and a referendum and in 1953 the oldest daughter - Ingrid Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur became heir to the throne. King Frederick died on January 14, 1972. The same day Queen Margrethe II sat on the throne of Denmark- the first queen of Denmark, from the death of Queen Margaret I in 1412.

last update: 23 II 2013

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