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1 Ducat - Christian V
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1670-1695 |
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| Currency | Ducat (1665-1680) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Christian V facing right, with long flowing curled wig characteristic of the late 17th-century Baroque style. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and drapery. The field is plain and unlegended, with a beaded border encircling the design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Christian V's Norwegian ducats present an immediate metallurgical puzzle: the denomination is a ducat, a unit with a centuries-long association with gold coinage across Europe, yet these were struck in silver. The disconnect reflects Danish-Norwegian fiscal pragmatism rather than any minting error — the crown needed a prestige-format coin for trade and diplomatic payments without committing gold reserves.
Christian V came to the Norwegian throne following his father Frederik III's introduction of absolute monarchy in 1660, and the coinage issued under his name carries the weight of that newly consolidated royal authority. KM#123 spans a 25-year production window, suggesting intermittent rather than continuous striking.