Description
Denmark 100 Kroner
The Denmark 100 Kroner is the official currency of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. The name is derived from the word “krone”, which means crown. In addition the official currency symbol: kr. The introduction of the first krone in Denmark dates to 1619. In the 18th century, a new krone was introduced, replacing the Danish rigsdaler. In 1876, a new krone was introduced due to the Scandinavian Monetary Union, of which they are part of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Then in 1914, The Monetary Union was dissolved, and the three states members decided to keep the name on their respective currency.
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The 100 kroner note front design features a view of the Little Belt Bridge (Dem Gamle Lillebæltsbro). Also known as the Old Little Belt Bridge, which is a truss bridge over the Little Belt Strait in Denmark.
Certainly the design is completed with a sketch of the Hindsgavl Dagger on a background with small circular lines and drawings that allude to light flashes.
On the back, illustrates the Hindsgavl Dagger from the Stone Age (around 2400 – 1800 BC). In particular, the background from a landscape of the Island Fænø. Located in the Little Belt, which is the place where the dagger was found.
The banknote color its orange and yellow.
Text: 100, ET HUNDREDE KRONER, DANMARKS NATIONALBANK, DEM GAMLE LILLEBÆLTSBRO, SERIE 2009 • UDSTEDT I HENHOLD TIL LOV OM DANMARKS NATIONALBANK, HINGSGAVLDOLKEN, FREDERICIA, HINDSGAVL, MIDDELFART, FÆNØ.
The reason why of the Denmark Krone
Almost all Danish banknotes that were issued after 1945 are valid as payment. Since then, banknotes have been introduced in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 kroner denominations. Also in 2005, the National Bank of Denmark introduced a new series of banknotes known as the Bridge Series, in which the designs contain bridges and the surrounding landscape of Denmark.
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