Royal Copenhagen Plaquettes

Royal Copenhagen issued a series of 3.25" diameter plaquettes (small plaques) which mostly feature scenes of Denmark.  They are made of faience (earthenware) rather than porcelain, and transfer printed in traditional Copenhagen blue and white.  They have a pierced foot for hanging, and most are marked with the series number (2010) and the number of the scene on that particular plaquette.  These plaquettes are no longer disctributed in the US; their last US List Price was $15 each.  Like all Royal Copenhagen faience, the earlier plaquettes bear the Royal Copenhagen modified beehive mark (actually a capital "A" with the cross stroke made up of three wavy lines); after 1969, all Royal Copenhagen faience carried the same mark as their porcelain: a crown surrounded by the words "Royal Copenhagen Denmark".

A small hard-cover book (8.75" by 5.5") entitled "The Danish Royal Copenhagen Plaquettes: 2010 Series" was written by Earl Nelson Newman and privately printed in 1973.  It contains pictures and descriptions of plaquettes #1 through #85, plus the special collections that were issued featuring six American Presidents, six zoo animals, and six antique autos.   I have limited quantities of the book available for sale at $10 each in like-new conditon.  Additional scenes have been issued since then, and an unknown number of scenes were issued and discontinued before the current numbering system began.  Among those was a special issue for the 1939 New York World's Fair, which I would like to purchase if anyone has one for sale.  Any other information about older (or newer) plaquettes would be appreciated.

Royal Copenhagen  also issued a series of small square porcelain plates (small plaques) just over 3.25" across which also feature scenes of Denmark.  They are made of porcelain, and transfer printed in traditional Copenhagen blue and white.  They have a pierced foot for hanging, and most are marked with the series number (985) and the number of the scene on that particular plate.  These are listed at the bottom of these page, along with a few similar ones from series number 708 (or 5708) made by Bing and Grondahl.


#1                  $10
Rosenborg Castle


#2                 $10
Little Mermaid


#3                $10
Winter Landscape


#4                $10
Kaempehøj


#5                 $10
Kronborg Castle


#6                Sold
Frederiksborg Castle


#7                 $10
Oesterlars Church


#8               $10 
The Round Tower


#9               Sold
Maribo Cathedral


#10              Sold
Our Savior's Church


#11              Sold
Hvidovre Church


#12               $10
Dybbøl Mill


#13              $10
Amalienborg Palace


#14              $10
Copenhagen Borse


#15               $10
Copenh'n Town Hall


#16               $10
 H.C.Andersen House


#17             Sold
Frederiksberg Church


#18              $10
Rebild Park


#19             Sold
Viborg Cathedral


#20               $10
Little Belt Bridge


#21              Sold
Faarevejle Church


#22               $10
Roskilde Cathedral


#23              $10
Old Town, Aarhus


#24              $10
Jens Bang House


#25             Sold
Hermitage Castle


#26              Sold
Goose Tower


#27              Sold
Randers Town Hall


#28             Sold
Vaegter Plaza Aabenrå


#29            Sold
Ribe Cathedral


#30               $10
Fredensborg Castle


#31               $10
Fanø


#32               $10
Tivoli


#33              $10
Grundtvig's Church


#34              $10
Marble Church


#35              $10
Amager Torv 6


#36              Sold
Gefion Fountain


#37               $10
Summer Spire


#38                $10
Koldinghus Castle


#39           Sold
Svendborg Harbor


#40               $10
Haderslev Cathedral


#41              Sold
Land Soldier


#42              $10
Frederiksborg Castle


#43              $10
Lookout, Greenland


#44              $10
Dogsled in Greenland


#45               $10
Fish Sellers


#46              $10
King's Lifeguards


#47               $10
Flowers Sellers


#48              $10
Hans Chr. Andersen


#49              $10
Storks Nesting


#50               $10
Kalundborg Church


#51              Sold
Christian X Statue


#52             Sold
Graasten Castle


#53              $10
Royal Yacht


#54            Sold
Esbjerg Water Tower


#55             Sold
Anchor, Nyhavn


#56               $10
Nyborg Castle


#57              Sold
Gudhjem


#58              Sold
Sorø Academy


#59             Sold
Czarens House


#60               $10
Aarhus Town Hall


#61               $10
Kongens Nytorv


#62               $10
Danish Ferry


#63             Sold
Dragør, Amager


#64             Sold
Danish Landscape


#65              $10
Sønderborg Castle


#66               $10
Tønder Church


#67              Sold
Budolfi Church


#68             Sold
Køge Church


#69              $10
Changing / Guard


#70              Sold
Christiansborg Palace


#71              Sold
Herlufsholm


#72              Sold
Frilands Museum


#73             Sold
Vejle Mill


#74              $10
Powder Magazine


#75              $10 
Ebeltoft Town Hall


#76               $10 
The Farmer


#77               $10
Fishermen


#78             Sold
Sky Mountain


#79             Sold
Willemoes Farm


#80              $10
Stockingmaker


#81               $10
Church Buried in Sand


#82              Sold
Kaleko Mill, Faaborg


#83            Sold
Girl/Golden Horn


#84             Sold
Training Ship Denmark


#85              Sold
Rømø Church


#86              Sold
Munkholm Bridge


#87              Sold
Skamlingsbanken


#88              $10
Little Belt Bridge


#89             Sold
Viking Ship


#90               $20
Rune Stone


#91              Sold
Marselisborg Palace


#92              Sold
Kiøbinghus 1645


#93              $20
Tranekaer Langeland


#94             Sold
Aarhus Cathedral


#95            Sold
Kammerslusen Hvide


#103             $25
Lion by Thorvaldsen


#104            Sold
Castagnola, Lugano


#105            $25
Spalentor, Basel


#106           Sold
Bundespalast, Bern


#151            $10
Dion Bouton 1910


#152             $10
Renault 1902


#153            $10
Ford A 1903


#154            $10
Delahaye 1907


#155            $10
Delaunay 1910


#156            $10
Rolls Royce 1911


#176            Sold
George Washington


#177           Sold
Thomas Jefferson


#178          Sold
Abraham Lincoln


#179           Sold
Theodore Roosevelt


#180            Sold
Franklin Roosevelt


#181            Sold
John F. Kennedy


#201            Sold
Zoo Series:  Tiger


#202           Sold
Hamadras Baboon


#203          Sold
Penguin Family


#204           Sold
Hamadras Baboons


#205            Sold
Burchells's Zebra


#206             $20
North Am. Bison


#225             $20
1775-1975 Stamp


#304 (no #) Sold
Solvang, California


SAS #1      Sold
Copenh'n Town Hall


HCA (no #)    $15
Little Match Girl


HCA (no #)    $15
Marsh King's Daughter

 


HCA (no #)  $15
The Red Shoes


HCA (no #)  $15
Ida's Flowers


HCA (no #)   $15
Snow Queen


HCA (no #)    $15
The Sandman


HCA (no #)   $15
Elder-Tree Mother


HCA (no #)  $15
The Butterfly


JUL (no #)  Sold
Old Xmas Plaquette


H.Franzen  Sold
Dusseldorf

I believe that there are 25 Hans Christian Andersen plaquettes like the ones above, issued in 1981 and dsitributed in the US by Franklin Mint.  I have almost all of them in stock.  

Additional  Series 2010 plaquettes known to exist but not in stock:

#

Title/Description

96

Sømaerket Løkken

97

Egeskov Slot

98

Voergaard

99

Lyngvig Fyr

100

Royal Copenhagen Factory

101

Ringsted Church (# ?)

101

Chillion Castle near Geneva

102

Music House in Aarhus

120

Orebro castle

121

Kalmar castle

122

Vaderkvarn oland

123

Noerrelandsmotiv

124

Visby ringmur

126

Frosoe kurkland

127

Glimmingehus Skåne, Sweden

128

Vatstene Castle, Oestergotland

130

Kårnan Helsingborg, Sweden

163

Fischkutter Bei St. Peter

164

Lüneburger heide

165

Türme des regensburger domes

170

Friesland

181

Lyndon B. Johnson

212

Winter on mountain

215

Fosselfal

226

Pink '90' stamp 1775-1975

227

Blue '130' stamp 1775-1975

303

Gavno Slot (Castle)

305

Mulberry Hall York

306

Aalholm Slot (Castle)

307

Gisselfeld

310

King Håkon's Church

312

Museet for Danmarks Frihedskamp

327

Karnan Helsingborg Sweden

329

Biggs/Farnham:Lion & Lamb House

331

Nordlek 79 Holstebro (Dance Event)

332

Bermuda Traffic Cop (Bluck's )

333

Bluebeard's Castle -- $25

334

Bermuda Lighthouse (Bluck's )

344

Golden Gate Bridge

345

Danish WIndmill -- Elkhorn, Iowa

???

New York World's Fair 1939 (Want)

No #

New York City Skyline

???

Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City

No #

Buccaneer Hotel, US Virgin Islands

No #

Old Sugar Mill, US Virgin Islands

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#

RC Series 985:  Title/Description

Price

 5

Laeborg Kirke (Church)

$12

 6

Randbol Kirke (Church)

$12

 8

Runestone at Laeborg Church

$12

 9

Store Rygbjergstenen

$12

13

Haevejen over Graahede

$12

14

Haevejen over Knudshoje

$12

15

Kongaean

$12

16

Dyssekammer

$12

17

Halvvejshejen

$12

18

Koutrup baek

$12

19

Margretestenen

$12

20

Bommerlunderstenen

$12

 

#

B&G Series 708:  Title/Description

Price

9701

Old Town, Aarhus

$10

9704

Round Tower, Copenhagen

$10

9705

Little Mermaid

$10

9706

Storks Nesting on Roof

$10

9707

Christiansborg (Parliament)

$10

9709

Dybbol Mill

$10

9710

Tivoli

$10

9721

Grundtvig's Church

$10

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