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25 Øre - Christian X German Occupation
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1941-1945 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central round hole is flanked on either side by a pair of concentric spiral rosette ornaments, rendered in a decorative art nouveau-influenced style with small pellet dots surrounding the hole. The denomination '25' appears in large numerals in the upper field, and the currency designation 'ØRE' is inscribed in the lower field, with the letters stylistically integrated into the overall decorative composition. The design is contained within a plain raised rim. |
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Denmark's switch to zinc coinage in 1941 was a direct consequence of German occupation — copper and nickel were requisitioned for the war effort, leaving the Danish mint to work with whatever base metals the occupation authorities permitted. The transition was abrupt enough that two distinct zinc compositions circulated before the war's end, which is what separates the KM#823.2a designation from its predecessor.
Zinc corrodes aggressively in anything but ideal storage conditions, and surviving examples without surface degradation are considerably harder to find than mintage figures suggest.