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[26] [27] In particular, some coins have the inscription DNS (Dominus) REX, reflecting the Christian ideals while also having inscriptions of AIRDECONUT, likely being the Scandinavian name of Harthacnut. It includes coins of Alfred the Great. [28] The collection of coins contains Anglo-Viking, Anglo-Saxon, Arabic and Frankish coins as well as ...
Krone coins have been minted in Denmark since the 17th century. One krone is subdivided into 100 øre (Danish pronunciation:; singular and plural), the name øre is probably derived from the Latin word for gold. [4] Altogether there are eleven denominations of the krone, with the smallest being the 50 øre coin (one half of a krone).
In 1942 the portrait of the King and his title returned to the obverse, and the reverse featured wheat. This was the first time that a crown (which the coin's name comes from) had been omitted. [7] The portrait of Christian X was replaced by that of the new King Frederik IX of Denmark in 1947. The crown returned, above the Danish coat of arms. [8]
In the 1770s, before the introduction of the new currency, coins were being issued in denominations of 1 öre K.M., 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 öre S.M., 1 and 2 daler S.M. and 1 riksdaler. After the reform of 1777, silver coins were issued in denominations of 1 ⁄ 24, 1 ⁄ 12, 1 ⁄ 6, 1 ⁄ 3, 2 ⁄ 3 and 1 riksdaler.
The Scandinavian Monetary Union was a monetary union formed by Denmark and Sweden on 5 May 1873, with Norway joining in 1875. It established a common currency unit, the krone/krona, based on the gold standard. It was one of the few tangible results of the Scandinavian political movement of the 19th century.
List of most expensive coins Price Year Type Grade Issuing country Provenance Firm Date of sale $18,900,000 1933 1933 double eagle: MS-65 CAC United States: King Farouk of Egypt: Sotheby's [1] June 8, 2021 $12,000,000 1794 Flowing Hair dollar: SP-66 CAC United States Neil, Carter Private sale [2] January 24, 2013 $9,360,000 1787 Brasher ...
The krona (Swedish: ⓘ; plural: kronor; sign: kr; code: SEK) is the currency of the Kingdom of Sweden.It is one of the currencies of the European Union.Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use for the krona; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it but, especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value.
A dirham coin was found in the excavation of grave sites in Birka, with Arabic writing and an absence of imagery that would date the coin sometime after the 7th century. [42] Other writing on the coin indicates the location of the mint as well as the names of a caliph and an Amir , which place the coin's origins in al-Shah, modern day Tashkent ...