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20 Kroner - Margrethe II Queen Margrethe II's 80th birthday
| Issuer | Danmarks Nationalbank |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Composition | Aluminium bronze (92 Cu, 6 Al, 2 Ni) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Margrethe II, depicted wearing a royal crown, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, rendered in high relief with fine detail in the hair and facial features. The portrait, engraved by Lisbeth Nielsen, presents the queen in a dignified, mature likeness befitting a commemorative issue. The circular legend reads MARGRETHE II • DANMARKS DRONNING, arcing around the upper periphery of the coin, with the inscription divided by a small decorative dot. The field surrounding the portrait is smooth and unadorned, directing full attention to the effigy. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, designed by Karin Lorentzen, features a symmetrical decorative motif inspired by traditional Danish paper-cutting art (klipning), a craft closely associated with Queen Margrethe II. At the centre of the design sits a raised heart, surrounded by a radiating pattern of eight foliate sprigs alternating with eight pairs of scissors rendered in a stylised, folkloristic manner, all set against a finely crosshatched background field. The dates 1940 and 2020, flanking the upper portion of the central design, commemorate the queen's birth year and the 80th anniversary. The denomination 20 KRONER appears in raised lettering along the lower rim, completing the inscription. |
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| Edge | Interrupted reeding |
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