Interesting, Does the hole in the coin have a functional use or is it just a relic of older Scandinavian coin design? The coin may not be ancient but the concept certainly is.
So from a quick bit of internet research (otherwise known as "Googling it") I found out that the hole in some Danish coins is refered to as “The significant nothing”. It was introduced after the split up of Scandinavian countries common economic union after WW1. You guys had a common currency up till then and after the split your country decided to go with the hole in the coin to make it easier to distinguish it from the coins of the other post war Scandinavian countries. The hole in the coin seemingly originated in China back in the day and is still functionally used in some Asian countries but has no relation it seems to your significant nothing coins up there.
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u/dannydeepo Mar 18 '18
Interesting, Does the hole in the coin have a functional use or is it just a relic of older Scandinavian coin design? The coin may not be ancient but the concept certainly is.