DENMARK 20 Kroner 2008 The Sea Stallion KM927 UNC

Country: DENMARK
Denomination: 20 Kroner "The Sea Stallion - Havhingsten"
Year / Date of issue: 2008, August 8
Type: Thematic coin - the fourth coin in the Ship series.
The Sea Sallion from Glendalough is a reconstruction of Skuldelev 2. The original ship was built in Dublin in 1042 and ended its days on the bottom of Roskilde Fjord at the end of the 11th century. The excavation began in 1962 and very soon the archaeologists became aware that it was the remains of five viking ships that appeared out of the mud at the bottom of Roskilde Fjord. In 2007 the Viking Ship Museum began a trial voyages with the Sea Stallion from Roskilde to Dublin. On Saturday 9 August 2008 the ship returned from Dublin to Roskilde.
Grade : Uncirculated
Composition: Aluminum-Bronze
Weight: 9.30 g
Diameter: Ø 27 mm
Thickness: 2,35 mm
Catalog no.: KM# 926
Reference: Standard catalog of World Coins (Krause-Mishler) 
Disclaimer: Pictured coins are for reference only. You will receive a similar coin in UNC condition.