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Danish Coins
Coins were first minted in Denmark under Sweyn Forkbeard in 995, the coins minted were silver pennings (pennies), and may well have been influenced by their dealings with Anglo-Saxon pennies looted and traded for by the Danes. In 1625, the Danish currency was reformed, with 12 Pennings to the Skilling (shilling) and 16 Skilling to the Mark, with 6 Marks to the Rigsdaler. In 1713, the currency was divided into two systems, courant and specie, with the former a debased version of the latter, which was still strictly tied to a precious metal standard. By the time the currency was reformed again in 1813, the Specie Rigsdaler was worth 12 times that of its Courant equivilent. The 1812 reform, brought about by Denmarks disastrous involvement in the Napoleonic Wars, established the new Rigsbankdaler at 6 Rigsdaler Courant to the Rigsbankdaler, subdivided into 96 Rigsbankskilling. With the disappearance of the Speciedaler, the new currency was renamed Rigsdaler in 1854.
The Rigsdaler was abolished when, with the formation of the Scandanavian Monetary Union in 1873, the Rigsdaler was replaced by the Krone (Crown) at 2 Kroners to the Rigsdaler. Although the Scandanvian Monetary Union broke up in 1914, the name of the Danish currency has remained the same down to the present day.
Modern Danish coins are denominated in Kroners, subdivided into 100 Ore.
Further Information
For more information on Danish history and coinage please see our history page.
Specifications
| Denomination | Diameter | Fineness | Weight | Silver Content |
| 2 Kroner | 30 | 0.800 | 15.0 | 0.3858 |
| 10 Kroner | 35.5 | 0.800 | 20.4 | 0.5247 |
Notes
Denomination = Face Value of Coin
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Fineness = Proportion of silver
Weight = Total weight in grams
Silver Content = Actual fine silver content in troy ounces.
Danish Coins For Sale
Please contact us prior to ordering for current prices and availability.
| Date | Denom | Description | Mintage | Grade | Availability | Price £ | Price $ | Price € |
| 1875 | 2 Kroner | Christian IX | 3,396,000 | Yes | £Ask | $Ask | €Ask | |
| 1899 | 2 Kroner | Christian IX | 152,000 | aVF | Yes | £75 | $120 | €90 |
| 1968 | 10 Kroner | Wedding of Princess Benedikte | 254,000 | Uncirculated | Ask | £20 | $32 | €24 |
| 1972 | 10 Kroner | 254,000 | Uncirculated | Yes | £20 | $32 | €24 |
Princess Benedikte Wedding Coin
We have featured a 1968 Ten Kroner coin which has the date 3 - 2 - 1968, issued to celebrate the wedding of Princess Benedikte. On February 3rd 1968 she married Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. They live at the family castle in Berleburg, and have three grown-up children: Prince Gustav, Princess Alexandra, and Princess Nathalie.
World Coins & Sets
Any of the following pages may also contain Danish coin sets:-
World Coin Sets - Before 2000
2000 World Coin Sets
2001 World Coin Sets
Postage & Packing, Per Order:
UK: At buyer's Risk £3.50 or
Fully Insured £9 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery)
USA: Airmail at buyer's risk $10 or
Fully Insured $20
For further details, please see our Postage & Packing page.
Order Form - UK
Order Form - USA
Order Form - EU
Order Form - Rest of World
2002 Euro Coin Sets - All
Euro Coins
Euro Coin Relative Sizes
Euro Zone
If you want to find the value of a coin you own, please take a look at our page I've Found An Old Coin, What's It Worth?
If you have an enquiry about any of our Danish Coins, we'd be happy to answer you, but please note it may be quicker to telephone us. Please see the Contact Us page of our website.
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