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  • 20 Kroner 1992, KM# 875, Denmark, Margrethe II, 25th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
  • 20 Kroner 1992, KM# 875, Denmark, Margrethe II, 25th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik
Description

The Danmarks Nationalbank issued a commemorative 20 Kroner coin on the occasion of the silver (or 25th) wedding anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik in 1992.

Margrethe II (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen of Denmark. She is also the supreme authority of the Church of Denmark and Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Defence. She succeeded her father upon his death on 14 January 1972, having had become heir presumptive to her father in 1953, when a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. On her accession, Margrethe became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian kingdoms in 1375–1412 during the Kalmar Union. In 1967, she married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she has two sons: Crown Prince Frederik (born 1968) and Prince Joachim (born 1969). She has been on the Danish throne for 45 years, becoming the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch after her ancestor Christian IV.

Obverse

Heads of Prince Henrik and Margrethe II facing each other.

Princess Margrethe married Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, 10 June 1967, at the Church of Holmen in Copenhagen. Laborde de Monpezat received the style and title of "His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark" because of his new position as the spouse of the heir presumptive to the Danish throne.

Margrethe gave birth to her first child 26 May 1968. By tradition, Danish kings were alternately named either Frederick or Christian. She chose to maintain this by assuming the position of a Christian, and thus named her eldest son Frederik. A second child, named Joachim, was born 7 June 1969.

DRONNING MARGRETHE II
1967 1992
PRINS HENRIK

Reverse

Fairy tale house, mint mark and mintmaster's initials at lower left, denomination at left.

The heart (♥) is the Royal Danish Mint mark (h, Copenhagen). 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.

Mintmaster: Laust Grove (LG)

20 KRONER DANMARK
25
LG♥

Edge

20 Kroner

25th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik

KM# 875 Schön# 93
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Aluminium Bronze
Weight 9.3 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 2.35 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Danish Mint

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