Sunday, September 23, 2018

Currency Today : Denmark 2

For the second banknote in the 2009 series, we go to two places in Denmark:
detailed map of denmark - island Fænø in the middle
On the north of the map, a bridge between Snoghøj on the Jutland side to Middelfart on Funen.
The bridge depicted on the front side of the 100 DKK-note, is the "Old Little Belt Bridge" (Den gamle Lillebæltsbro). The bridge was opened in 1935.
(Old) Little Belt Bridge Denmark
100 DKK (about € 13,5)
We see in the left corner a kind of holographic image, which returns on the reverse side of the note.
detail 100 DKK
Hindgavl Dagger on 100 DKK
The image in detail is the Hindgavl Dagger, an artefact from 1900 - 1700 BC. It was found on the island Fænø; an island in the heart of Denmark.

It's an amazing artifact from Denmarks neolithic era. The blade of the dagger is hardly 1 cm thick.
It can be admired in the National Museum of Denmark, in Kopenhagen.
Hindgavl Dagger
Reverse side of 100 DKK
to be continued...

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