Denmark 1874-CS 20 kroner
This specimen was lot 164 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 2,750 CHF (about US$4,191 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DÄNEMARK, Christian IX. 1863-1906. 20 Kroner 1874, Kopenhagen. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich-FDC. ((kingdom of Denmark, Christian IX, 1863-1906, twenty kroner of 1874, Copenhagen mint. Very rare date, About Uncirculated.)"
This specimen was struck during the reign of Christian IX (1863-1906). The Scandinavian countries (Norway, Denmark and Sweden) formed their own monetary union in competition with the Latin Monetary Union based on the French twenty francs d'or. Like that union, the Scandinavian Monetary Union lasted until World War One blasted all hard currencies out of existence. The twenty kroner shown here was issued 1873-77, 1890 and 1900 in fairly large numbers compared to the smaller ten kroner.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare date.
Specification: 8.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, 23 mm diameter, .259 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.97 g.
Catalog reference: Hede 8A. Sieg 1.1, Fr-295; KM 791.1.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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