Denmark’s central bank issued its first coins bearing the portrait of King Frederik X on Friday (November 1), who ascended to the throne in January after the surprise abdication of his mother, Queen Margrethe II. The bank's chief cashier Niels Kaas said the commemorative coin will feature the king’s portrait on one side and Queen Margrethe on the other. - REUTER
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00:00Denmark's king, the year of production 2024, and then his royal motto.
00:06The front side, it's the portrait of...
00:09So this will be the day where we issue a commemorative coin
00:13that marks the occasion of our new king assuming the throne
00:18and our former Queen Margaret II abdicating from the throne.
00:24I think we were all quite surprised.
00:2631st of December last year, I think it was 7 minutes past 6 in the evening
00:33during the Queen's New Year's speech when she announced her resignation or abdication.
00:40And from that point, efforts were put into designing this new coin
00:47and also putting it into production.