Press releases

2 March 2006: Interest rate increase

The discount rate and the interest rate on the banks' current accounts with the Nationalbank are raised by 0.25 per cent to 2.50 per cent. The Nationalbank's lending rate and the rate of interest on certificates of deposit are raised by 0.25 per cent to 2.75 per cent. The increase will have effect as from 3 March 2006.

The interest rate increase is a consequence of the raising by the European Central Bank of the minimum bid rate on the main refinancing operations by 0.25 per cent to 2.50 per cent.

5 April 2006: " The Shadow" – a fairy tale in gold and silver

The artist Bjørn Nørgaard has interpreted Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale " The Shadow" . The result is the beautiful and exciting coin that is issued on 24 April 2006. The obverse of the coin shows a profile of the Queen.

The coin is a 10-krone coin issued in three versions – a gold coin, a silver coin, and an ordinary 10-krone coin. The gold and silver coins are minted in editions not exceeding 5,000 and 50,000, respectively. The ordinary 10-krone coin is issued in an edition of 1.2 million.

The third fairy tale coin
" The Shadow" is the third in a series of five coins with fairy tales as their common theme. The first two coins were inspired by " The Ugly Duckling" and " The Little Mermaid" . The next fairy tale coin will be issued in the autumn of 2006.

On sale from 24 April 2006
The fairy tale coin can be purchased from banks, coin dealers and Danmarks Nationalbank as from 24 April 2006. Some banks and coin dealers already take orders now.

The recommended retail prices including Danish VAT are kr. 2,000 for the gold coin and kr. 200 for the silver coin.

The coins are legal tender and can be exchanged at Danmarks Nationalbank at face value.

Photo gallery
Pictures of the coin can be downloaded from www.nationalbanken.dk – Press room, Photogallery.