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1⁄12 Speciedaler - Frederik III Largesse issue
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1648 |
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| Value | 1⁄12 Speciedaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Frederik III ascended the Danish throne in 1648 following the death of his father Christian IV, and largesse coins were struck specifically for ceremonial scattering — thrown by hand or distributed to crowds during coronation processions. These pieces were never intended for commerce. That they turn up worn is almost always a story of opportunistic pocket-keeping by recipients who recognized the silver content rather than any genuine circulation.
The .881 fineness is notably high for a piece treated as disposable ceremony.