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 50 krone (Denmark) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The image on the reverse of the 50 krone banknote is inspired by a stone relief from Landet Church on the island of Tåsinge.
The 50 krone banknote has the word "femti", not "halvtreds" which is the usual Danish word for fifty.
Danmarks Nationalbank first used it on the 50 krone banknote issued in 1957, and the present banknote is thus the third to use this word.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/50_krone_(Denmark)   (232 words)

  
 Danish krone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Danish krone is the currency used in Denmark and the Danish dependency of Greenland.
Denmark negotiated special "opt-outs" of the Maastricht Treaty that allowed the country to preserve the krone while the majority of the European Union adopted a common currency known as the Euro in 1999.
A new referendum held in 2000 reconfirmed the population's attachment to the krone.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/DKK   (340 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search View - Denmark
Among the universities in Denmark are Ålborg University (1974), Århus University (1928), the University of Copenhagen, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (1856), and the Technical University of Denmark (1829), all in Copenhagen; Odense University (1964); and Roskilde University (1972).
Denmark heavily exploits its known natural resources, the most valuable of which are the natural gas and petroleum reserves discovered in Denmark’s sector of the North Sea in the mid-1960s; mining of the reserves began in the early 1970s.
Denmark was badly defeated and lost several of its Baltic islands and all of its territory on the Scandinavian Peninsula except Norway.
encarta.msn.com /text_761577747__1/Denmark.html   (7889 words)

  
 Denmark - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Denmark is north of Germany and Poland, southwest of Sweden and southeast of Norway.
In 1849 Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the adoption of a new constitution.
The courts of Denmark are functionally and administratively independent of the executive and the legislature.
open-encyclopedia.com /Denmark   (1123 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Denmark
The external constitution of the Church in Denmark was settled definitely in 1104, when the country was separated from the metropolitan See of Hamburg-Bremen, and its seven bishops were subordinated to the Archbishop of Lund as primate.
In 1539 John Bugenhagen came to Denmark with the avowed purpose of establishing a new liturgy and to consecrate Lutheran bishops.
In the former kingdom Charles Knutsson was raised to the throne; in Denmark and in Norway Count Christian of Oldenburg, the husband of Christopher's widow, and with him the house of Oldenburg, succeeded to the sovereignty.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/04722c.htm   (10890 words)

  
 Denmark
Denmark is north of Germany and Poland, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway.
Greenland and the Faroe Islands also belong to the Kingdom of Denmark, but have autonomous status and are largely self-governing, and are each represented by 2 seats in the parliament.
Denmark consists of the Jutland peninsula (Jylland) and 405 named islands, of which 82 are inhabited, the most important are Funen (Fyn) and Zealand (Sjælland).
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/d/de/denmark.html   (1086 words)

  
 Bankintroductions.com - DENMARK
Denmark is one of the world's most liberal countries, cradle to grave gernerous social/welfare system with hefty taxes (60 - 70 percent) required to ensure continued free medical and education services.
Denmark with a small population of 5.37 million is a very prosperous nation and home to a stable currency, the Danish krone.
The recent appreciation of the krone versus the USD is directly correlated to the fact that the krone is tied to the euro of which the euro has appreciated by approximately 20 percent percent versus the weakening USD over the last year.
bankintroductions.com /denmark.html   (1343 words)

  
 Immigration
Denmark’s political model is characterized by extensive dominance from four core parties that utilize the remaining smaller parties to gain the necessary electoral support needed to control the Folketing.
Though its borders were closed to open immigration in 1973, Denmark operated on a “de facto” immigration/refugee rule that permitted refugees to easily become Danish citizens and further permitted foreigners to bring their family and/or spouse to Denmark to become a citizen (“Denmark Shifts” 2001, A6).
Denmark’s political system lends itself to coalition formations due to the dominance of the social democrats, and the parliamentary requirement of 90 seats in order to have a majority coalition.
lilt.ilstu.edu /critique/spring2002docs/pytel_roper.htm   (6461 words)

  
 Denmark - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Denmark is a low lying country characterized by a mixture of glacial moraine deposits of clay, sand, gravel and limestone which form undulating plains with rolling hills that are interspersed with lakes.
Denmark also began a 10 year development program in Greenland which was to expand and modernize Greenland's fishing and food processing industries.
During 1991 Denmark was one of the first western nations to establish diplomatic relations with the newly independent Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania while an agreement was reached with Sweden on the construction of a bridge and a rail-road tunnel link between the two countries by the end of the century.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/denmark.htm   (1199 words)

  
 Worldworx Travel - Safety - Europe - Denmark
Denmark is a highly developed, stable democracy with a modern economy.
Prior police approval is required for public demonstrations in Denmark, and police oversight is routinely provided to ensure adequate security for participants and passers-by.
Unless otherwise noted on traffic signs, the speed limit is 50 km/h in urban areas, 80 km/h on open roads, and 130 km/h on expressways.
www.worldworx.tv /safety/europe/denmark   (1006 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Economy - overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy and enjoys a comfortable balance of payments surplus.
The UK, Sweden, and Denmark do not now participate; the 10 new member states may choose to adopt the euro when they meet the EU's fiscal and monetary criteria and the member states so agree.
Devaluation of its Francophone currency by 50% in January 1994 sparked a one-time inflationary surge, to 35%; the rate dropped to 6% in 1996.
www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2116.html   (16465 words)

  
 Denmark, Greenland and the Faeroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark.
CRIME: Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroes all have very low violent crime rates, however, non-violent crimes of opportunity have slightly increased over the last few years, especially in Copenhagen and other major Danish cities, where tourists can become targets for pickpockets and sophisticated thieves.
Engaging in illicit sexual conduct with children or using or disseminating child pornography in a foreign country is a crime, prosecutable in the United States.
travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1100.html   (1783 words)

  
 The latest thoughts on my final research project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The euro is a great success, and Denmark has decided to peg the Danish krone to the euro.
This policy of playing ostrich has not served Denmark well, and it is entirely devoid of perspective in an EU of 25 members.
The birth rate has traditionally been higher on the Faeroe Islands than in Denmark, but the figure has steadily declined and in 2001 it was 1.34%, which is almost the same as in Denmark.
home.wlu.edu /~hibbardm/gs/5v.html   (4322 words)

  
 Denmark Travel Tips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
During summer Denmark hosts a number of large music festivals, which draw crowds from all over Scandinavia and around the world.
There are more than 50 different activities and displays with some 45 million LEGO bricks sculpted into miniature recreations of familiar cities and scenes from around the world.
The monetary unit is the Danish krone (DKK) which is divided into 100 ore. Bank notes are found in 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1,000 denominations.
www.idoweddings.com /tips/tips.28.170.html   (1636 words)

  
 Kroner og øre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Scandinavian Monetary Convention, signed in 1872, was based on using the krone as the unit in a monetary system based on gold and the decimal system, where one krone = 100 øre.
While the convention was ratified in Denmark and Sweden in 1873, the Norwegian national assembly (Storting) turned it down.
Coins were minted with the denomination given in both systems, in species taler/skilling and in krone/øre.
www.dokpro.uio.no /umk_eng/nominal/krone.html   (275 words)

  
 Denmark Country Guide - Money - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing
Notes are in denominations of DKR1000, 500, 200, 100 and 50.
Coins are in denominations of DKR20, 10, 5, 2 and 1, and 50 and 25 øre.
Personal cheques cannot be used by visitors to Denmark.
www.worldtravelguide.net /data/dnk/dnk050.asp   (250 words)

  
 Denmark Kroner (DKK) Currency Information InsideAirports.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Countries / Territories Using Currency: Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Island all use the Denmark Kroner (DKK) as the official legal tender.
The present Denmark Kroner coin series was introduced over a 4 year period, from 1989 to 1993.
The lowest 50 Krone denomination is the smallest, and the 1000 Krone note is 40 mm longer than the 50 Krone note.
www.insideairports.com /currencies/dkk.asp   (148 words)

  
 Variable-denomination stamps used worldwide
Among the forerunners for this type of stamp are the 1936 Mailomat postage meter stamps from the United States that were sold publicly at coin-operated stations.
The 3.50kr value fulfilled Denmark's 20-gram economy letter rate to European countries that went into effect June 10, 1991.
Others, such as Denmark, started out plain but evolved into interesting and colorful stamps with a variety of designs.
www.linns.com /howto/refresher/vending_20000131/refreshercourse.asp   (1421 words)

  
 General Information About Denmark
The currency in Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland) is the Krone.
The normal electric current in Denmark is 220 volt AC in 50 cycles, and prongs for outlets differ from those in the United States.
The tap water in Denmark is perfectly safe to drink.
www.gettingaway.com /directory/europe/Denmark/info.htm   (1002 words)

  
 WPI Denmark Project Program: Getting Around in Copenhagen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In Denmark the currency is Danish crowns (kroner and øre).
The coin denominations are 25 øre, 50 øre, 1 kr., 2 kr., 5 kr., 10 kr.
Notes are 50 kr., 100 kr., 200 kr., 500 kr., and 1,000 kr.
www.wpi.edu /Academics/Depts/IGSD/Projects/Copenhagen/around.html   (550 words)

  
 Guardian International Currency Danish Krone
The Danish currency is called the Krone (pl. Kroner).
Kroner banknotes are issued in the following denominations: 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000 Kroner.
The import and export of all currencies is free.
www.guardianfx.com /information/europe/denmark.html   (102 words)

  
 Laughlin, The History of Bimetallism in the United States, Part II, Chapter XIII: Library of Economics and Liberty
To provide the means for collecting the gold reserve, the Government was authorized to sell 644 million lire of bonds, at least 400 millions of which should be for gold.
being one half the gulden, and legal tender only to the amount of 50 krone.
As against this stock, in the conversion into the new krone, only about 75,000,000 gulden will be needed to make the limited sum of about 200,000,000 over-valued krone.
www.econlib.org /LIBRARY/YPDBooks/Laughlin/lghHBM13.html   (7900 words)

  
 AskPhil -- Stamp Collecting starts here.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Overtrykk - Karmin: (Nor.) carmine overprint (1905 2.00 Krone surcharge).
Overtrykk - Olivengrønt: (Nor.) olive-green overprint (1905 1.00 Krone surcharge).
Overtrykk - Ultramarin: (Nor.) ultramarine overprint (1905 1.50 Krone surcharge).
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 Haakon VII 1905-1957   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
aakon VII was the second son of King Frederick VII of Denmark and his wife, Queen Louise.
King Haakon died on September 21, 1957 after a long period of illness, having been Norway's king for 52 years.
Twenty-krone, ten-krone, two-krone, krone, 50-øre, 25-øre, ten-øre, five-øre, two-øre, one-øre
www.dokpro.uio.no /umk_eng/myntherr/havii.html   (276 words)

  
 A Virtual Travel to Denmark - Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This page aims to give you a broad overview of Denmark's art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government.
Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the political and economic integration of Europe.
The History of Denmark from Prehistory to Modern Denmark.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/denmark.htm   (533 words)

  
 Denmark - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In-depth description of Denmark published by the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (http://www.um.dk/Publikationer/UM/English/Denmark/index.asp)
Satellite image of Denmark (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=14785) at NASA's Earth Observatory
Old Denmark in Cyberspace - Information about Denmark and the Danes (http://www.bo-k.dk/dk/)
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 Alfredo Del Rosso: An Italian mastered by a vision (Part 3)
Inside the envelope were 50 Danish Krone (worth about $250 which was a considerable sum at the time) and a letter from a lady who had met Del Rosso when he was pastoring in Rome.
As he described them to friends, he already sounded very Nazarene for he talked of the number of seekers at the altar, saying "some of them for the first time." His preaching trips took him to the major cities of Switzerland, to Paris, to London, to Bristol in England and into Wales.
He spoke in the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
home.snu.edu /~hculbert/rosso3.htm   (5043 words)

  
 Euro Collections International :: View Product
Numedal is also often called Medieval Valley, as it houses more structures and churches from the middle ages than any other place in Norway.
This set also honors the 100th anniversary of the Birth of King Olav V. Alexander Edward Christian Frederik was born July 2, 1903 at Sandringham in England as Prince of Denmark.
When his father became king of Norway in 1905, with the name Haakon VII, the Crown Prince was baptized Olav and thus became the first Norwegian heir apparent since the middle ages to be raised in Norway.
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 Worldpress.org - Denmark Profile
World Press Review - When Israel appointed the former head of its security services Carmi Gillon Ambassador to Denmark, the Danes objected and the Israelis took umbrage.
World Press Review - Denmark rejects the Euro and we review the international press.
Documentary films should strive to give a clear view of what the world looks like,” says Sonja Vesterholt, 55—a Russian-born filmmaker who lives in Denmark and in January won first prize at the prestigious Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels in Biarritz, France.
www.worldpress.org /profiles/denmark.cfm   (529 words)

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