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1 Løn Visit of Prince Henrik of Denmark
| Issuer | Freetown Christiania |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Weight | 11.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Prince Henrik of Denmark, depicted in profile wearing glasses and an open-collar jacket, rendered in moderate relief within a central circular field. The bust is surrounded by a decorative scalloped inner border separating it from the peripheral legend. The circular legend reads FRISTADEN CHRISTIANIA at the top and LEV OG LAD ANDRE LEVE around the lower arc, with the divided date 20-14 flanking the right side of the inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRISTADEN CHRISTIANIA 20 14 LEV OG LAD ANDRE LEVE (Translation: Freetown Christiania Live and let others live) |
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Christiania issued its own currency sporadically from the 1970s onward, more as political statement than functional tender — the freetown has operated in open defiance of Danish authorities since its founding in 1971 on a former military base. Prince Henrik, the French-born consort of Queen Margrethe II, reportedly visited Christiania, an act that carried its own quiet irony given the commune's long-running standoff with the Danish state over legalization and property rights.
The X# prefix in the Standard Catalog denotes an unofficial or local issue, which is precisely what Christiania's coinage is — never legal tender, occasionally used within the community.