![]() On the back side of the stamps, we see and feel the embossed printing. Reverse side of the sheetlet - embossed printing Only the 3 stamps are in full colour, with gold overprint, the board outside the stamps are in pink. The sheet is composed of 3 stamps, but the design runs throughout the sheetlet. The overwhelming baroque style of the building, and the neo-rococo interiors are reflected in the sheetlet, issued by the Liechtenstein post. Liechtenstein City Palace - Vienna AustriaĪfter it was fully renovated, both palaces are open to the public. Together with the 'garden palace', it is owned by the princely family for over 300 years. The sheet of 2013, was emitted to commemorate the renovated 'city palace' of the Liechtenstein princely familly in Vienna, Austria. Liechtenstein, the mini state between Switzerland and Austria has a long tradition among (European) stamp collectors, as they emit high quality stamps. Stamps on silk are always something special. The base 20 numeral system is also called the vigesimal system.ĥ0 halv-tred-s(ind-s-tyve) half-third-t(imes-of-twenty)Ħ0 tre-s(ind-s-tyve) three-t(imes-of-twenty)ħ0 halv-fjerd-s(ind-s-tyve) half-fourth-t(imes-of-twenty)Ĩ0 fir-s(ind-s-tyve) four-t(imes-of-twenty)ĩ0 halv-fem-s(ind-s-tyve) half-fifth-t(imes-of-twenty) To be complete : the multiples of ten, above 50 - should be considered as multiples of 20, and the 'multiplier' is one half away from the higher integer. In stead of 'femti' (5 x 10) is 50, it became "2,5 times twenty" or halvtreds(ind-s-tyve) The counting goes : 2,5 (half-third) times 20 = 50. 80 is quatre-vingt (4 times 20).Īlthough also ' octante' or even ' huitante' is used in Switzerland. Secondly, Danish numbering is 20-based and not 10-based.Ĭompare to the French, Swiss, french speaking Belgians. It's also known in Dutch language, when talking about time : half twee (half-two) is 1:30 or half past one half drie (half-three) is 2:30 (half past two) and so on. There is something more about the banknote, that you might not have remarked at first sight.įirst thing in Danish language, is that they use some archaic constructions for numbers. Map of Denmark (white parts) with location of bridge and vase On the map, on the banknote, both bridge and vase are located. It represents the Skarpsalling Vessel (a clay vase or pot) found in east side of Denmark. The hologram on the front, returns in de picture on the reverse side of the note. It is the fifth longest bridge in Denmark. ![]() With 1.717 meters, the Sallingsund Bridge (Danish: Sallingsundbroen)Ĭonnects the island of Mors with the peninsula of Salling, in the north western On the front side of the 50 kroner-note, we see a detail of the Sallingsund Bridge. The first note is already something special : the 50 koner-note. The current set of banknotes (issued in 2009) are 50, 100, 200, 5 kroner (crowns). The Keldby Vessel is not a Klingon space ship, but a bronze bucket, or more likely a wine container, from around 300 BC, it was found in the Keldby area and can be seen now in the Danish National Museum.ĭenmark itself is the smallest of the Scandinavian countries, but it forms the Kingdom of Denmark, together with Greenland and the Faroe Island, who are autonomous constituent countries. Similar to the other banknotes, a holographic image on the front side, is repeated on the reverse side of the note. Interesting fact about King Christian X (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947), is that he was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only king of Iceland (where the name was officially Kristján X), between 19. Until now, Danish Kings and Queens (Margarete II) are loved by a large part of the population. In Danish history research, Queen Alexandrine is mostly seen as a quiet and amiable queen. ![]() She used her charm and informality to reduce the gap between the royal house and the Danish population – making sure that the royal family stayed in their hearts in a time where society was changing. She understood her emerging role as a “celebrity” and as part of the model for a royal family and that she remained bound by tradition. ![]() Queen Alexandrine understood how to navigate as part of the Danish constitutional monarchy through the turmoil of two world wars and the breakup of many European monarchies after World War I. Queen Alexandrine Augusta of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1879-1952) was the spouse of King Christian X of Denmark. She was also Queen of Iceland from 1 December 1918 to 17 June 1944. ![]()
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