200 Kroner Danish Bridges and Antiquities. Type 2

Difference from the first type:

Series 2009A has updated security features that include amongst others:

--The window thread has been made more visible and moved to the front of the banknote with the bridge illustration.

--Tactile mark, eight lines but in a new place 

--Half numbers become whole when the banknote is held up to the light

--The plate number is printed in copperplate and has been moved to the right of the text describing the motif

--The serial number has nine digits. Previous banknote versions have seven digits.

– Microprint ex. in the lower arch of the signal post is printet: "KNIPPELSBRO BLEV TAGET I BRUG 17 DECEMBER 1937. DEN FORBINDER SLOTSHOLMEN MED CHRISTIANSHAVN OG HAR NAVN EFTER HANS KNIP. DER VAR BROFOGED PÅ STEDETS FØRSTE BRO I MIDTEN AF 1600 TALLET". Translatet: Knippelsbridge was taken in use 17 th december 1937. It connects “Slotsholmen” with “Christianshavn” and are named after Hans Knip. Who was Bridge Foreman on the first bridge in mid 1600.

Isuing year

This note bears the year 2021 (last two digits in the obverse bottom right corner), but was issued from the end of February 2024.

This was the first currency item, together with the 100 Kroner note, issued under King Frederik X.

Knippelsbro
Knippelsbro (Knippels Bridge) links Slotsholmen to Christianshavn in Copenhagen. The first bridge on this site was built from 1618 to 1620 by King Christian IV, whereas the present Knippelsbro, the fifth in the series, dates back to 1937. When ships need to pass under the 115-metre-long bridge, the bascule leaves of the bridge are raised, providing a horizontal clearance of 35 metres.

Langstrup Belt Plate
The belt plate from Langstrup in North Zealand was found before 1880 in a bog together with two spiral bangles and a bronze knife. It is the largest, fully preserved belt plate known to come from the early Bronze Age, approximately 1400 BC. The decoration, which comprises circular grooves and spirals, was stamped into a wax mould before casting. The centre is decorated with a point that is 5 cm long. Belt plates like these were worn by wealthy women on the front of their belts.

About the right side of the reverse:
This series of banknotes have a map on the reverse of the area with the bridge, and the spot where the artifact was found, both marked with a big coloured circle.
The surrounding bigger cities are marked and named as well.