Danish Fare Token Coin
From 1966 to 1974 Copenhagen Tramways, Københavns Sporveje – KS, used a discount token, RABATPOLET, for trams and buses
in Copenhagen.
RABATPOLET shows “KS” on one side and
the Little Mermaid statue in “Langelinie” – Copenhagens harbor – on the other.
Behind the Little Mermaid is the kingship “Dannebrog” to the left and the building in the background is the old tower crane for placing the masts on sail ships. It dates back to 1749.
The token exists in both a copper-nickel version and a brass version and each has two layout versions
where one has a more straight mermaid sitting on a smaller stone than the other version. On the other side the script of KS is thinner and bigger.
Produced: 1966-1967
Straight version
Material: Brass
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Weight: 2.93 g
Thickness: 1.27 mm
Material: Copper-Nickel
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Weight: 3.20 g
Thickness: 1.30 mm
Marks on coin:
Bending version
Material: Brass
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Weight: 3.00 g
Thickness: 1.30 mm
Material: Copper-Nickel
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Weight: 3.18 g
Thickness: 1.27 mm
The Little Mermaid sculpture is based on the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairytale from 1837 and inspired by a ballet – read more
here!
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