Denmark 2 kroner - Christian IX 1875-♥ CS HC

Denmark · 1875 · 2 kroner

Circulating coinUncommon

€13.41estimate

3,396,000coins minted

€19.68silver value · 12 g fine at today’s price

N8493

RZReference number RZRZ-RED1A

Circulating coin

Série de 2 kroner de Christian IX (1875-1899)

The coin's story

Portrait of Christian IX facing left. On the reverse: coat of arms of Denmark surrounded by a dolphin and a stalk of barley

ObverseLe Portrait du Roi

CHRISTIAN IX KONGE AF DANMARKHCCS 1875 ♥

Design: Buste du roi Christian IX tourné vers la droite, dans un grènetis.
Légende: CHRISTIAN IX KONGE AF DANMARK (Christian IX, roi de Danemark).
Marques: HC, initiales du graveur Harald Conradsen ; CS, initiales du maître d'atelier Diderik Christian Andreas Svendsen ; la date 1875 et le cœur de la Monnaie de Copenhague.

HCEngraved by Harald Conradsen

ReverseLes Armoiries du Danemark

2 KRONER

Design: Les armoiries du Danemark, entre un dauphin et un épi d'orge.
Dénomination: 2 KRONER.

HCEngraved by Harald Conradsen

Specifications

Denomination2 kroner
Year1875
Mintage3,396,000
MintMonnaie royale du Danemark (Den Kongelige Mønt), Copenhague
MaterialSilver 0.800
ShapeRound
Diameter31 mm
Thickness2.22 mm
Weight15 g
EdgeStriée

Actual size

Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.22 mm.

Composition

Silver 80 %Copper 20 %

Silver80 % Copper20 %

Reference catalogues

N8493Numista

Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

25 öre1874 · 17 mm

1 kroner1875 · 25 mm

2 kroner1875 · 31 mm

By the same engraver: Harald Conradsen 4 coins

1874Denmark 25 öre Christian IX 1874 ♥ CS

1875Denmark 1 krone Christian IX 1875 ♥ CS

1903Denmark 10 øre - Christian IX 1903 VBP

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