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The coin to the left is Swedish and the right one is Danish. The oldest known Danish coin is a penny (penning) struck AD 825–840, [6] but the earliest systematic minting produced the so-called korsmønter (lit. ' cross coins ') minted by Harald Bluetooth in the late 10th century. [7]
Coins denominated in values of 1, 2, 5, 10, and 25 øre were previously minted in Denmark, but they have been withdrawn. Now, the coin with the lowest denomination in circulation is the 50 øre coin. The rest of the circulating coins have denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 krone.
The reverse featured the coat of arms of Denmark with the denomination written underneath. [1] The coin was minted in the years 1875, 1876, 1892, and 1898. [2] A second silver krone was minted in 1915 and 1916, with King Christian X of Denmark on the obverse. [3] It was struck to the same specifications as the previous coin. [4]
1 Coins issued from the Royal Danish Mint from 1848 to 1972. Toggle Coins issued from the Royal Danish Mint from 1848 to 1972 subsection. 1.1 Specie Daler. 1.2 2 ...
On the reverse of the coin the figure "25" is placed in the centre. Above, the heart of the Royal Mint is embossed. The use of the heart is a century-old tradition, originally indicating the mint master, later the place of minting. Today, the mint mark serves no practical purpose since Danish coins are minted in only one place.
Coin depicting Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark from 986 to 1014, minted in 995. Inscription reads: ZVEN REX AD DENER "Sven, king of [or among] the Danes" and GOD-WINE M-AN D-NER "Godwine, moneyer among the Danes" [12] The earliest known issued coins out of Viking age Denmark came under king Sweyn Forkbeard around the year 995.