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2 Kroner - Frederik VIII Death of Christian IX
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint |
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| Year | 1906 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Armoured bust of King Frederik VIII facing left, wearing a military uniform with epaulettes and decorations visible at the truncation. The surrounding legend reads FREDERIK VIII KONGE AF DANMARK, separated by small floral ornaments, with the motto HERREN VÆRE MIN HJÆLPER continuing around the inner border. The date 1906 and engraver's initials VBP appear at the base of the portrait. A fine beaded border frames the outer rim. |
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| Mintage | 1906 VBP;GJ - - 151,000 |
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Frederik VIII had waited 42 years to ascend the throne when his father Christian IX died in January 1906 at age 87, making the new king himself already 62 at accession. This commemorative was struck the same year — an unusually rapid issue — because the Danish mint had considerable practice with memorial coinages; Christian IX had already seen three of his children crowned in foreign courts, and Danish commemorative issues had followed each milestone with reliable frequency.
Christian IX's extraordinary dynastic reach — his descendants occupied the thrones of Greece, Britain, and Russia simultaneously — earned him the informal designation "father-in-law of Europe," a phrase that circulated widely in contemporary diplomatic correspondence.