20 kroner DENMARK (2012) Ships - Fishing Vessel

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 a wooden fishing vessel from Ringkobing (RI.75) on the waves leftwards; along the top edge: FISKEKUTTER (fishing vessel); along the bottom edge face value: 20 KRONER

seven plain and seven reeded sections

11 XII 2012

still circulating

Lis Nogel, Margrete Sørensen

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

2012

257 000

The last coin of the thematic series "Ships" shows a traditional Danish fishing vessel. Such vessels were built from wood and painted in white and blue colours. It is hard to tell which specific type of ship conquered Danish coastal fisheries, as boatbuilders from various harbours built such ships based on their own experiences. Very few wooden units have survived till now. Sails were replaced by engines and wooden hulls with metal ones. The picture shows a traditional fishing vessel from Lemvig (L.112).


photo: 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)