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10 Kroner - Margrethe II Crown Prince's Birthday
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint (Den Kongelige Mønt) |
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| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Bare-headed juvenile effigy of Crown Prince Frederik facing left, rendered in high relief against a mirror-like proof field. The legend KRONPRINS FREDERIK arcs across the upper periphery, with the commemorative date 26 · 5 · 1986 continuing along the right side, marking the Crown Prince's 18th birthday. The denomination 10 KRONER appears in the lower field, flanked by dots. |
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| Reverse lettering | KRONPRINS FREDERIK 26 · 5 · 1986 · 10 KRONER · |
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Issued to mark the 18th birthday of Crown Prince Frederik, this coin carries the political weight of majority — under Danish law, Frederik's 18th birthday in 1986 formally qualified him as a potential regent, placing him in the constitutional line of succession as an adult heir for the first time. The .800 silver alloy was a deliberate step down from the .925 used in earlier commemorative issues, reflecting a quiet policy shift at the Royal Danish Mint toward cost-controlled commemorative production that began in the mid-1980s.