Currency Today : Denmark 4

This is the 4th article about the Danish banknotes (series 2009).
To remain in the theme of the notes, again a bridge is depicted on the note.

The Queen Alexandrine bridge (Dronning Alexandrines Bro) is a road arch bridge that crosses Ulv Sund between the islands of Zealand and Møn.

500 DKK (€ 67,5)

Queen Alexandrine Bridge

Queen Alexandrine of Denmark

Queen Alexandrine Augusta of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879-1952) was the spouse of King Christian X of Denmark. She was also Queen of Iceland from 1 December 1918 to 17 June 1944.

Queen Alexandrine understood how to navigate as part of the Danish constitutional monarchy through the turmoil of two world wars and the breakup of many European monarchies after World War I. She understood her emerging role as a “celebrity” and as part of the model for a royal family and that she remained bound by tradition. She used her charm and informality to reduce the gap between the royal house and the Danish population – making sure that the royal family stayed in their hearts in a time where society was changing.

In Danish history research, Queen Alexandrine is mostly seen as a quiet and amiable queen.

King Christian X of Denmark

Until now, Danish Kings and Queens (Margarete II) are loved by a large part of the population.









Interesting fact about King Christian X (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm; 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947), is that he was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only king of Iceland (where the name was officially Kristján X), between 1918 and 1944.

Similar to the other banknotes, a holographic image on the front side, is repeated on the reverse side of the note.

holograpic image of the Keldby Vessel

The Keldby Vessel is not a Klingon space ship, but a bronze bucket, or more likely a wine container, from around 300 BC, it was found in the Keldby area and can be seen now in the Danish National Museum.

Keldby Vessel - on 500 DKK

Keldby vessel - real

As on the previous notes, a small map of the two locations (Queen Alexandrine Bridge and Keldby) are shown.

Map of central Denmark

Last post on the Danish banknotes so far, the 500 DKK-note.

There is also a 1000 DKK note in circulation, but not in my possession (yet).

maybe more to follow...