Obverse: Hans Christian Oersted (14 August 1777 – 9 March 1851), Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism.
Reverse: View from the water of Kronborg Castle in Elsinore; compass.
Kronborg is a castle and star fortress in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. Immortalized as Elsinore in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Kronborg is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe.
Watermark: Close wavy lines and compass.