Off to Denmark - 1966!

The chap on the coin is Frederik IX, King of Denmark at the time. Looks like a cool guy! He was King between 1947 and 1972. So he took over just after World War 2... The Prime Minister in 1966 was Jens Otto Krag.

The coin is 15 grams of copper-nickel with a 33mm diameter. In other words it is quite a hefty one. Wouldn't want many of these in my pocket! The coat of arms is the Royal Denmark coat of arms... with two oak twigs. 5 Kroner is equal to £0.51 wow it's basically a £0.50 coin!