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She must kill the prince to go back, and so she refuses. The mermaid has the chance to return to the sea. But, he falls in love with another person. She sacrifices her voice and her tail to the sea witch for two human legs. She will get an immortal soul if she wins the love of a human.

She wants to find a way to win the prince's love, so she goes to the sea witch's cave. She wants to meet him again however, she is a mermaid, and her father, who is the king of the sea, would not let her do so. The story has been adapted to opera and animated movies.Ī Beautiful mermaid princess, red hair delicate white skin and blue eyes swims to the surface of the sea.Īs it happens, she sees a human prince and falls in love with him. There is a statue of The Little Mermaid in the harbor of Copenhagen. The tale glorifies suffering and self-denial. It was first published in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1837 in the third volume of Fairy Tales Told for Children with ' The Emperor's New Clothes'. ' The Little Mermaid' is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The Little Mermaid (animated movie, Disney) Since 'the Nightingale' is set in China, the coin shows the two Chinese characters for nightingale.Fairy Tales Told for Children (third volume) The motif is designed by the sculptor, Professor Torben Ebbesen. The fifth and final coin in the fairy tale series was issued on 25 October 2007, inspired by the fairy tale of 'the Nightingale'. Sculptur Øivind Nygård has formed the motif and the result is a beautiful and exciting coin. At the Mint Fair in Berlin in 2006 the Royal Danish Mint won the award for The Snow Queen. The motif is taken from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Snow Queen'.

The fourth fairy tale coin 'The Snow Queen' was issued on 30 August 2006. The motif is desgned by Professor and sculpturer Bjørn Nørgaard. The motif is taken from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Shadow'. The third fairy tale coin 'The Shadow' was issued on 24 April 2006. The artist is the sculpturer Tina Maria Nielsen. The motif is taken from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Little Mermaid'. The second fairy tale coin 'The Little Mermaid' was issued on 20 October 2005. The motif on the coin is designed by the sculptor Hans Pauli Olsen. The first fairy tale coin 'The Ugly Duckling' was issued on 31 March 2005.

Hans christian andersen den lille havfrue