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10 Kroner - Margrethe II 4th portrait, Sirius
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Queen Margrethe II facing right, engraved in high relief with fine detail to the crown and hair. The circular legend reads 'MARGRETHE II DANMARKS DRONNING' around the upper periphery, with the date '2008' inscribed at the base of the coin below the effigy. The portrait is rendered in the fourth official coinage effigy of the queen, as designed by Mogens Møller. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a dog sled team traversing an icy landscape set before a globe prominently showing Greenland, symbolising the Danish Sirius Patrol sledge unit operating in the Arctic. The design commemorates International Polar Year 2007–2009. The circular legend 'POLARÅR 2007-2009' appears around the upper periphery, with the denomination '10 KRONER' inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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