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1 Øre - Frederik IX
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint (Den Kongelige Mønt) |
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| Year | 1960-1964 |
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| Diameter | 15.5 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the large numeral '1' prominently at centre, with the denomination 'ØRE' inscribed below in bold capital letters. The country name 'DANMARK' arcs along the upper periphery. Two stylised grain or wheat sprigs flank the central numeral symmetrically, their stems meeting at the base to form a decorative frame. Mint master and engraver initials appear in small characters at the lower exergue. |
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| Mintage | 1960 C♥S - - 8,990,000 1962 C♥S - - 1963 C♥S - - 9,980,000 1964 C♥S - - 2,990,000 |
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Frederik IX's smallest denomination survived into the 1960s largely through institutional inertia — Denmark had been debating the practical abolition of the øre's lowest values since the postwar period, and the 1 øre's purchasing power had long since collapsed to meaninglessness. Production continued at Copenhagen's Amager facility primarily to satisfy legal tender obligations and vending machine tolerances rather than any genuine commercial demand.
The series ended in 1964, two years before Denmark's currency commission formally recommended eliminating small-denomination bronze coinage from circulation planning.