The National Bank of Denmark has made the announcement that from this year, the production of coin sets for collectors, specifically mint and Proof sets, will no longer be produced. Citing the cost of producing specimen coins for a collector market, which the National Bank reports is decreasing year by year, they have indicated that […]
Denmark: New silver Proof crown coins released in celebration of 50th anniversary of reign of Queen Margrethe II
The Royal Danish Mint has released (14th January) new silver commemorative coins in celebration of the 50th year anniversary of the accession of HM Queen Margrethe II. The Kingdom of Denmark’s heiress presumptive succeeded her father King Frederik IX on the 14th January 1972. As such, she became the 1,000-year-old European kingdom’s second queen regnant […]
Denmark: New silver commemorative coins issued in celebration of Queen Margrethe II’s 80th birthday
The National Bank of Denmark has issued (16th April) new commemorative coins in celebration of the country’s crowned head of State, HM Queen Margrethe II, who was born in April 1940. As the eldest daughter of King Frederik IX, she succeeded him on the 14th January 1972, and the 31-year-old Princess was proclaimed HM Queen […]
Denmark: National Bank’s 200th anniversary remembered with new Brilliant Uncirculated mint set
The Royal Danish Mint has released (3rd December) a new collector Brilliant Uncirculated mint set which also remembers the 200th anniversary of the founding of the country’s central bank. The anniversary is this year’s mint set theme which describes the 200-year history of the coins. The coins are presented in an exclusive booklet with Danmarks […]
Denmark: 2018-dated mint sets featuring teddy bear children’s theme now available
The Danmarks Nationalbank has issued (16th August) their new 2018-dated mint sets, which include a presentation design themed for children. The new sets carry on from previous themes of the familiar teddy bear and his family. The children’s coin set unfolds like a picture book and continues the on-going story that has been the central […]
Denmark: Children’s definitive mint set issued with “off to school” theme
The Royal Danish Mint have issued their 2017-dated mint set that is aimed primarily at children, or as a keepsake gift. This year’s set is themed with an “off to school for the first time” scenario—and the pupil, in this case, is the ever-popular Teddy Bear, who has been the central figure since the children’s sets […]
Exploring the Coinage of Greenland
Located on the North American plate but politically more associated with Europe, Greenland is an almost mythical country few of us will ever visit but many will fly over. Located between the Canadian coast and Europe, Greenland is associated with ice, cold, and a rough natural environment found nowhere else in the world. The country […]
Denmark Launches its Last Mint Set for Children
The Royal Danish Mint has launched (23rd February) their latest Mint set for children. The set features a Teddy Bear theme and includes a specially minted medal produced in Nordic metal. Denmark’s popular 2016 Coin Set for Children presentation folder opens like a picture book and features lovely color drawings of a Teddy Bear and […]
Denmark’s Margrethe II, A Numismatic Evolution From Princess to Queen, 1958 – 2015
The centuries-long tradition of the Kingdom of Denmark celebrating Royal events & anniversaries with the issue of a commemorative coin continues this month, as 2015 ushers in celebrations for the 75th birthday of one of Europe’s longest serving heads of state, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. The recent circulation coins of Denmark have undergone a […]
Denmark Latest Crown Coin Celebrates 75th Birthday of Queen Margrethe II
The National Bank of Denmark has issued a new silver coin in celebration of the birthday of one of Europe’s longest serving heads of state, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark who will turn 75 on the 16th April. Princess Margrethe was born to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid in 1940, just days after […]
