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Can a shop in Denmark refuse to take a lot of coins?

How many coins a shop must take

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Short answer

Yes, above a certain number. As of November 2026, nobody receiving a payment in Denmark has to accept more than 25 coins of each value in a single payment. Up to that limit, coins are part of the normal duty for shops to accept cash from 06.00 to 22.00. If you have a large jar of coins, a bank or a coin machine is a better place to change them than a shop till.

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Why

  1. Counting many coins slows down the queue.
  2. The limit is per value, so 25 one-krone and 25 ten-krone coins are fine together.
  3. Shops still have to take normal cash payments in the daytime.

Details

Coins and notes together made up 1.7 % of Danish GDP in 2025.

Tip

Ask your own bank whether it takes coin deposits before you bring a full bag.

What may differ

A shop may choose to accept more coins than the limit; it just does not have to.

Common misconception

Coins are legal tender, so a shop must accept any number of them.

What actually happens

A shop may say no to more than 25 coins of the same value in one payment.

People also ask

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Sources

This answer is for reference only. Payment rules, limits and fees change, so check the official sources or your bank before you pay.

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