Not sure on this one. Found in my grandmother's collection that recently got passed on to me. Found it inm envelope with other Danish coins from the 1960's. Only date on this is 1885, but it doesn't look that old. Am guessing it's probably a token of some sort. Anyone able to identify this specifically? Any help greatly appreciated. Especially if you know what the text means, who issued it, what it's for, denomination, etc.
Danish arcade token -23mm. Confirmation thanks to Lennart Fredericksen: It is a 25 ore play money for a slot machine from "Bakken". 1885 is the date the company started. Magnetic (scarcer) and non-magnetic varieties. Jægersborg Deer Park with Bakken (Dyrehavsbakken), on the island of Zealand. Dyrehaven (The Deer Park) is an enchanting and ancient forest situated near the sea at Klampenborg, to the north of Copenhagen. The very old Dyrehavsbakken is fondly referred to as "Bakken" (- "The Hill") by most Danes. Already from 1583 people came to visit the curative spring, Bakken is Europe's oldest amusement park. Just a little north of Copenhagen, it nestles in woodland, by a lake, close to the coast and Klampenborg station, only 15 minutes away from the centre of Copenhagen by bus, train or car. At Bakken you will find more than 100 attractions, almost 40 restaurants and cafes. Several places feature music and dancing. Bakken is more fun - and the entrance is always free.
You're very welcome for the info, always glad to help educate. It was quoted word for word from my web page (near the bottom) here: http://home.psknet.com/tbirde1/Unknowns/Unknowns.html Is yours magnetic?
By magnetic, do you mean is it attracted to a magnet (yes it is) or has magnetic attraction itself (no it doesn't)? I've checked with my mother on the personal histroy of this and the Danish coins in my grandmother's collection; apparently she (my mother) got these on a high school trip in 1969 in Denmark. My mother, not having interest in coins at the time, gave them to my grandmother, woh had a rather extensive collection of misc. world coins. I would guess this token dates to the late 1960's or so.
I don't know if Danish is one of the languages that can be translated through using the Babelfish. Aidan.
TBirde...I swear it was my evil twin brother-in-law that plagiarized your website,not me......really.
