About the silver wedding coin

The artistic design of the commemorative coin was by former medallist Jan Petersen, who comments,

"The somewhat untraditional reverse of the commemorative coin is inspired by the houses typical of Danish allotment gardens, some of which almost take the appearance of miniature castles. This was to convey an association with a typical Danish silver wedding celebration.

A miniature castle at the same time presents an element of fantasy. It has been very important for me to utilise every millimetre of the commemorative coin, which is why the house has been 'stretched' right down to the lowest edge of the coin. On a round coin this naturally results in a house with elongated walls.

However, this only emphasises the intended effect and adds a little humour to the design. Traditionally, the two portraits on Danish silver wedding coins have been placed with one partly covering the other. Despite warnings I have chosen to break with this tradition and instead set the portraits opposite each other, or perhaps rather allow Prince Henrik, a little in the foreground, to look at Queen Margrethe set at the centre of the coin.

Both portraits have been reproduced from drawings of portrait photographs. The photographs by Royal Photographer Rigmor Mydtskov have been particularly useful."