20 kroner DENMARK (2012) Ships - Ferry Kong Frederick IX

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: 2012

in the centre Ferry Kong Frederick IX with a bow visor opened rightwards; seagulls above; along the top edge: KONG FREDERIK IX; along the bottom edge face value: 20 KRONER

seven plain and seven reeded sections

29 V 2012

still circulating

Lis Nogel, Elisabeth Toubro

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

2012

349 000

The Ferry Kong Frederick IX (King Frederick IX) was built in the Helsingør shipyard in 1954. At the moment of launching she was the world's largest passenger ferry that could take 30 wagons and 115 cars at a time. She served until 1997 and eight years later she was scrapped.


photo: Niels-Folke Vallin; 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)