Danish coins.

3 skilling 1812, copper.

 

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Interesting coin of king Frederik VIII (1906-1912).
5 ore 1912, bronze, mintage - 999000 pcs.

 

5 ore 1943, zinc. Period of the Fascist occupation. Very low quality of minting. You can see many of deffects, such as the uneven surface.

 

New purchase.
2 kroner 1955, aluminium-bronze, mintage - 457000 pcs. Mint masters Niels Peter Nielsen & Harald Salomon. Copenhagen Mint.

 

2 kroner 1903, silver .800, weight - 15 g., mintage - 103000 pcs. "40th Anniversary - Reign of king Christian IX". The single release only.

 

That is a nice coin. Siberia Man, if you like Danish coins, you might enjoy this thread (see link below).


Read more: http://www.cointalk.com/t203566/#ixzz1vJS7t0Sa

 

German occupation.
25 ore 1942, zinc, weight - 3,6 g., size - 23 mm, thickness - 1,64 mm, mintage - 997000 pcs. Ruler: Christian X the King. These coins were released at 1941-45 and demonetized at September 30 2008.

 

Not nice, but that is mostly due to the zinc. Those circular ornaments have been used a lot on Danish coins, be it this type (minted in Cu-Ni before and after the occupation, and by the British Royal Mint in 1941 for the Faroes) or other/later coins ...

Christian

 

Speaking of zinc, I bought this 1 ØRE, 1961, because the striated toning looked like the wood-grain effect you see on US cents sometimes, when the alloy hasn't been properly mixed. But all the information I could find is that these coins were minted of pure zinc, not an alloy. Perhaps there was uneven annealing? Or is it just surface toning that makes it look like a "woody"?



I don't have the coin yet, but it will be interesting to examine it in hand.

 

2 kroner 1892, silver .800, weight - 15 g., mintage - 101000 pcs. "Golden Wedding". The single release only.

 

2 kroner 1912, silver .800, weight - 15 g., mintage - 101917 pcs. "Death of Frederik VIII". The single release only.

 

2 kroner 1953, silver .800, weight - 15 g., mintage - 151710 pcs. "Map of Greenland". King Frederik IX. The single release only.

 

Problem was that the place where his body was found (Gänsemarkt) was close to a "better" brothel. So rumors came up quickly, and "embellished" stories too. ...

As for the Greenland coin, also see here.

Christian

 

Here is a "Sechsling" from Schleswig-Holstein under Danish rule.

 

And a couple of 20 Kroner gold pieces. I like Danish designs too, there is something a little different about them (though the new, stylized Margarethe portrait is simply hideous).

 

Don't really think there is anything wrong with her new portrait. The older one (by Mogens Møller) I did not like much. But the one that has been in use since 2011 (by Lis Nogel) is OK in my opinion. See post #69 for examples ...

Christian

 

OK, the second head (from 2010?) is OK, it's the first one on post 69 that I really dislike.

 

Yes, the portrait on that 2010 commem has (since 2011) been in use for the 10 and 20 kr circulation coins too. The previous one was a little ... edgy. Fun for a one-time issue maybe, but I'm glad they replaced it.

Nice "Sechsling" coin by the way. Unfortunately most of these are worn (no surprise for a 200+ year old piece; those actually went through many hands), and examples where the leading S of "Schlesw" is well preserved are pretty darn expensive ...

Christian

 

You know why it looks odd to my American eyes, because it's a mug-shot pose: body forward, head to the side. All she needs is to be holding up a number.

 

25 ore 1905, silver .600, weight - 2,42 g., size - 17 mm, mintage - 1722000 pcs. Ruler: king Christian IX (1863-1906). Demonetized at September 30 2008!