Denmark 1877-CS 20 kroner
This specimen was lot 3828 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description [2] noted, "Denmark. 20 Kroner, 1877. Christian IX. NGC graded MS-65." 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: 351,000 for 1876-77.
Specification: 8.96 g, 0.900 fine gold, .259 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: 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.
- [2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.
Link to:
- 1876 20 kroner
- 1877 10 kroner
- 1888 2 kroner
- 1890 20 kroner
- Coins and currency dated 1877
- return to coins of Denmark