New Additions from Scandinavia

[Triggersmob]

Some new additions to my collection.
Scandinavian ore coins from the late 1800s.
Feel free to share yours.

[Eringobraugh]

I have a few of those myself..nice coins!!

[Redlock]

Nice additions, Steve 

[Triggersmob]

Thanks guys.

[Tanecoins]

Here's some nice commem 2 Kroners issued between 1888 and 1937 in Denmark. Often issued for King's birthdays, wedding and reign length anniversaries. These were one off year designs and are generally found in high grade.

One of the first was the 1888, 25th anniversary of Christian IX's reign - this was struck at a time when the Glucksburg dynasty was new and laying down roots. King Christian IX (1818 - 1906) was competing with Victoria for title of propagation of European royal families. The King had seen his second son become king of Greece and start a dynasty that lasted over 100 years and his daughters Alexandra and Dagmar married the Crown Princes of Russia and the United Kingdom. His own reign would last until 1906 when he was close to 90 years old, apart from his son Frederick VIII ruling for just 6 years, all his descendants would rule for a long time. The 1888 coin, he is already 70 years old, but looks younger.

In 1903 they issued a sapphire (40th) anniversary of reign and now we see the king looking much older and frailer (85) and even facial hair can not conceal the frail and aged face underneath. However his reign had bought stability and prestige to Denmark and we have the gift of early Art Nouveau design coming through as well.

[Triggersmob]

Very nice coins Tane. The last image reminds me of Britannia, but looking to the left.

[Tanecoins]

I agree the 3 lions on  the Danish arms is similar to the English ones, those links back to King Canute (Cnut in Danish) I guess. But the Danish arms has hearts on it too, nothing with hearts appeared in the British Isles until Elizabeth I started wearing heart shaped ruffs and fasinators in the 1560s.

Here are some more Danish silver commems, all 15 grams and a fairly stingy 80% silver next to the 90% or more of most countries then.

Coin  1 from 1892 is a royal wedding anniversary which is the 50th wedding of Christian IX and his wife, they were in their 70s by this stage. The marriage produced a dynasty that married throughout Europe and our present king claims decent from.

The second coin from 1923 is his grandson Christian X who celebrated his 25th wedding annivesary then, being born in 1870 he married in 1898. This coin came out when much of Europe had changed to base silver or no silver coins, like Denmark, these commemorative 2 Kroners were the only silver by this stage as they moved to ultra budget aluminium brass for regular 2 kroner coins.

[Triggersmob]

Can't beat some nice silver coins. Unfortunately, most of my Denmark coins are base metals.

[Triggersmob]

This is my oldest coin from Denmark.
1867 1 skilling rigsmont