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According to tradition the Queen's 60th birthday on 16 April 2000 was marked with the issue of two commemorative coins – a 20-krone coin of the same size and alloy as the ordinary 20-krone coin in circulation, and a larger 200-krone coin minted in fine silver. The 200-krone coin was minted in an edition of approximately 59,900, and the 20-krone coin in an edition of approximately one million.
 
The motif on the obverse of the coin is a right-side profile of the Queen. Behind the queen a stylised marguerite can be discerned. The portrait is placed in a small hollow in the coin so that the relief stands especially high.
On the reverse appear a crown and a bunch of marguerites, together with the coin denomination and the years 1940 and 2000. This version of the crown was used on the ½-, 1- and 2-krone coins dating from the period 1924-41.
The coins were designed by the Sculptor Professor Mogens Møller and minted by the Royal Danish Mint.
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