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Danish Banknotes...
…money
- money - money - must be funny - in a rich
man’s world!
When
visiting Denmark - tourists will be presented
with these banknotes called the 2009-2011
series. But tourists will still meet the
1997 and 1972 series of banknotes in circulation.
The Theme of the banknotes
The theme of the new banknotes
is Danish bridges and the surrounding landscapes
- or details from these landscapes. The
artist Karin Birgitte Lund has chosen to
interpret this theme in two ways - bridges
as links between various
parts of Denmark and a historical clutch
between the past and the
present. The present is
represented by the bridges - the past by
five distinctive prehistoric objects found
near the bridges.
1000-Krone
Banknote
A new 1000-krone banknote has also been
released. The new series makes it even more
difficult to counterfeit or copy genuine
banknotes. The banknotes have been designed
by the artist Karin Birgitte Lund and have
Danish bridges and prehistoric
finds - as their motifs.
The new 1000-krone banknote shows The
Great Belt Bridge and The
Sun Chariot.
The
Great Belt Bridge
The Great Belt Bridge - consisting of the
Eastern and Western sections was opened
in 1998.
The
Sun Chariot
The Sun Chariot was found in September 1902
when Trundholm Bog
in north-western Zealand was ploughed for
the first time. It was made in the early
Bronze Age in approximately 1400
BC.
500-krone
banknote
The 500-krone banknote
- was issued in the middle of February
2011 - and depicts Dronning
Alexandrines Bro and the bronze
pail from Keldby.
Dronning
Alexandrines Bro
The bridge - Dronning Alexandrines Bro -
also called the Møn Bridge - was
opened in 1943.
The
Bronze Pail
The bronze pail from Keldby on the island
of Møn was unearthed by a plough
near Trehøje in the period before
1826.
200-krone
banknote
200-krone banknote - was issued
in October 2010 - depicting
Knippelsbro (Copenhagen) - and a bronze
belt-plate from Langstrup - Jutland.
Knippelsbro
Knippelsbro (Knippels Bridge) links Slotsholmen
in Copenhagen to Christianshavn on the isle
of Amager. The first bridge on this site
was built from 1618 to 1620
by King Christian IV -
whereas the present Knippelsbro - the fifth
in the series - dates back to 1937.
Langstrup Belt Plate
The bronze belt plate from Langstrup in
North Zealand was found before 1880 in a
bog together with two spiral bangles - and
a bronze knife. It is the largest - fully
preserved belt plate known to come from
the early Bronze Age - approximately 1400
BC.
50-krone - and 100-krone
banknotes
The
new 2009-2011 series of new banknotes include
a 100-krone banknote publish
in May 2010 - depicting
the old Little Belt Bridge and the Hindsgavl
dagger. And a 50-krone banknote
release in August 2009
- depicting the brigde Sallingsundbroen
and the Skarpsalling vessel.
The Design of New Danish banknotes 2009-2011
The
new series makes it even more difficult
to counterfeit or
copy genuine banknotes. The banknotes
have been designed by the artist Karin Birgitte
Lund and have Danish bridges
and prehistoric finds as
their motifs. All Danish banknotes issued
since the substitution of money in 1945
can be exchanged at face value at Danmarks
Nationalbank.
Referendum
in Denmark on joining the EURO |
Danish
Krone - and European EURO
A referendum on joining
the EURO was held in Denmark
on September
28.
- 2000
- and was rejected by 53.2%
of the Danish voters with a turnout of 87.6%.
In favour for changing the Danish Currency
DKK (Danish Krone) with
the European EURO was 46.8%
of the voters. The total numbers of Danish
voters at this Referendum
and
issue of national concern to join the
EURO was 3,503,525 voters.
Since 2000 - no Danish
government has suggested
to test or challenge the Danes loyalty of
changing the strong and
stable Danish Currency with the
European EURO.
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