Press releases
ON 15 SEPTEMBER: THE NEW FAROESE BANKNOTE SERIES IS COMPLETE
Today a new Faroese 1,000-krone banknote is issued. This completes the banknote series. The series was introduced in 2001 with the issue of a 50-krone banknote. The five banknotes in the series depict motifs from the Faroese landscape and fauna.
The primary motif of the new 1,000-krone banknote is a fragment of a purple sandpiper, a bird which is common to the
The new 1,000-krone banknote measures 165 x
Security features
The 1,000-krone banknote, like the 100-, 200- and 500-krone banknotes, has a hologram. With the other security features – e.g. the watermark and security thread with colour change – this helps protect the bank-notes from counterfeiting.
Old banknotes are still legal tender
The old 1,000-krone banknotes remain legal tender, but will be gradually withdrawn from circulation.
Further information
A folder on the new 1,000-krone banknote will be distributed to every household in the
ON 15 SEPTEMBER: FAROESE LIGHTHOUSE ON NEW TOWER COIN
Today Danmarks Nationalbank issues the seventh in its series of thematic coins with towers as the common theme. The motif of Nólsoy Lighthouse in the Faroe Islands was designed by the Faroese sculptor Hans Pauli Olsen, who also designed the motifs for the
The Nólsoy Lighthouse coin is issued as a 20-krone coin in an edition of 1.2 million. It is of the same size and alloy as the ordinary 20-krone coin in circulation. The obverse of the coin shows a profile of the Queen by the sculptor, Professor Mogens Møller. The new tower coin can be purchased from banks and Danmarks Nationalbank as from today.
The seventh tower coin in a series of ten
Since 2002, seven tower coins have been issued. Besides Nólsoy Lighthouse, the motifs are:
On selecting the individual towers, importance has been attached not only to displaying beautiful towers, but also towers with different functions and from different regions of
The next tower coin is expected to be issued at the beginning of 2006. The last of the 10 tower coins is expected to be issued in 2007.
Pictures of this and earlier tower coins can be downloaded from www.nationalbanken.dk – Press room, Photogallery.
ON 12 OCTOBER: COIN SET 2005 FROM THE ROYAL MINT
Naval battles and fairy tales are the themes of the 2005 Coin Set. In addition to the seven ordinary coins in circulation, the coin set includes a copy of the medal from the Battle of Copenhagen. The medal was awarded to Captain (later Vice Admiral) Olfert Fischer and his men after the Battle of Copenhagen in
The fairy tale coin in the Coin Set 2005 has a motif from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling".
The coin set is minted in two versions
The ordinary version of the coin set includes the seven ordinary coins in circulation, a medal of Nordic gold and the fairy tale coin "The Ugly Duckling". The coins are mined with two strokes. This is one stroke more than the coins in circulation. The more strokes, the more distinct the embossment. This version of the set is minted in an edition of maximum 31,000.
The proof version includes the medal in silver and the coins in circulation in an especially fine quality minted with three strokes. The proof version is minted in an edition of maximum 3,500.
The tower and fairy tale coins will be issued as full sets once the respective series are complete.
The coin sets are on sale from 14 November 2005
Some banks and coin dealers already take orders. The recommended retail price is DKK 200 for the ordinary version and DKK 875 for the proof version.
The coin sets can also be purchased from Danmarks Nationalbank, Banking Services, Havnegade 5, DK-1093 Copenhagen K. The opening hours are Monday-Friday from
Information and pictures
See www.nationalbanken.dk, Notes and coins/Coin set for further information, and Press room/Photogallery/Coins for pictures.