Notes and coins
One of Danmarks Nationalbank’s main objectives is to ensure that it is safe to pay for goods and services in Denmark. This involves making sure that the quality of the security and design features of Danish banknotes and coins is so high that people have confidence in using them. Danmarks Nationalbank is the only institution authorised to issue banknotes and coins in Denmark.
Security and rules
Fake 20-kroner coins in circulation
The police report that there are fake 20-kroner coins in circulation. The coins are imitations of the 2021 coin. It is the small details that reveal attempts at counterfeiting
Banknotes and coin series throughout history
Closed for the sale of banknotes and coins in the Royal Danish Mint webshop
On 1 December 2023, Danmarks Nationalbank closed the sale of coins and bank notes via the Royal Mint of Denmark’s webshop. A Passing of the Crown Coin featuring King Frederik X and Queen Margrethe II will be available to purchase via coin and stamp dealer nordfrim.dk from 1 November 2024. It will be possible to pre-order the coin from 24 September 2024.
Faroese banknotes and economy
Danmarks Nationalbank produces Faroese banknotes in the Faroese language and with Faroese motifs according to the law governing banknotes in the Faroe Islands (from 1949). Danmarks Nationalbank also publishes an annual analysis of the Faroese economy.