Traditionally, the royal face adorns the larger crown coins in Denmark – now the motif is being updated. However, in Denmark, significantly more people pay with cards than with coins.
Denmark’s King Frederik X (55) gets his own coin. Preparations are underway for the new coins with the portrait of the new king on them, as the Danish National Bank announced on Tuesday. The motif is currently being updated and discussed closely with the royal family.
However, it may still take some time before the new crown pieces actually appear: Due to the long minting process, the National Bank does not expect the coins to come into circulation until the turn of the year. In addition, a special hat for the change of throne is also being planned.
Traditionally, a portrait of the head of state adorns the obverse of the Danish 10 and 20 krone coins, and a monogram can be found on the 1, 2 and 5 krone coins. So far, the larger coins feature Queen Margrethe II (83), who abdicated in mid-January and passed the throne on to her son Frederik.
However, with the appearance of the new coins, the coins with Margrethe’s face do not disappear from the wallet: the new coins are put into circulation parallel to the existing ones. In Denmark, however, people have been paying significantly more with cards than with cash for some time now.
Source: Stern
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