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The coin commemorates King Christian IX's 50th Wedding Anniversary to Louise of Hesse-Kassel. The wedding took place at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen on 26 May 1842.
Christian IX (1818–1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906. The beginning of his reign was marked by the Danish defeat in the Second Schleswig War and the subsequent loss of the duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg which made the king immensely unpopular. The following years of his reign were dominated by political disputes as Denmark had only become a constitutional monarchy in 1849 and the balance of power between the sovereign and parliament was still in dispute. In spite of his initial unpopularity and the many years of political strife, where the king was in conflict with large parts of the population, his popularity recovered towards the end of his reign, and he became a national icon due to the length of his reign and the high standards of personal morality with which he was identified. Christian married his second cousin, Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel, in 1842. Their six children married into other royal families across Europe, earning him the sobriquet "the father-in-law of Europe".
Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817–1898) was Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Christian IX of Denmark.
Obverse
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A profile portrait of Queen Louise partially covered by a profile portrait of King Christian IX, both facing to the right. Under the king's neck the moneyers' name (Harald Conradsen). KONG CHRISTIAN IX DRONNING LOUISE |
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Reverse
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Wedding date within myrtle wreath. Denomination at the top. 2 KRONER |
Edge |
2 Kroner
50th Wedding Anniversary of King Christian IX and Queen Louise
KM# 800
50th Wedding Anniversary of King Christian IX and Queen Louise