Denmark Paper Money Collection

Denmark Notes

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Danmarks Nationalbank (Danish National Bank)
Series 2009
	P-NEW - 50 Kroner Issued: 11 August 2009 Serial Number: 548629C Front: Sallingsund Bridge at right, hologram of the Skarpsalling vessel at lower left Back: Skarpsalling vessel, windowed thread with wave motif at center that moves with the note is tilted UV: Fluorescent blue fibers, small yellow fluorescent circles behind the motifs on the front and back Watermark: Viking sailing ship found near Skuldelev in Roskilde Fjord along with the denomination Size: 125 x 72 mm The new 50 krone banknote is the first new banknote in the 2009 series. It was designed by artist Karin Birgitte Lund and has Danish bridges and prehistoric finds as a motif. The Sallingsund Bridge links the peninsula of Salling to the Liim Fiord island of Mors. The bridge, which was opened in 1978, is 1,717 metres long and has a maximum vertical clearance of 26 metres. For years before the bridge was opened, the route was served by two ferries named Pinen (The Pain) and Plagen (The Plague). In 1977, the ferries carried 1.3 million people and 658,000 vehicles across the sound. The clay vessel from Skarpsalling in Himmerland (Jutland), was found in a burial chamber in 1891. The vessel is one of the finest examples of pottery design and decoration known from Stone Age Denmark. It was created when the barrows were built in approximately 3200 BC, when pottery as a craft was at its peak. Clay vessels were used during the burial rituals – some pots with contents were stored in the barrows and others were put at the entrance to the chambers. See: New Danish Banknotes