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1 Ducat - Christian V Christianborg, Dansk Vestindisk Compagnie
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1699 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | CHRIST • V • D • G • DAN • N • V • G • REX • (Translation: Christian V Dei Gratia King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This ducat was struck specifically for the Danish West India and Guinea Company's trade operations, not for general circulation in Denmark proper. Christian V had granted the company its renewed charter in 1697, and coinage of this type was intended to facilitate commerce along the Guinea coast and in the Caribbean colonies — St. Thomas in particular was then a significant entrepôt in the Atlantic trade network, including the slave trade.
The 1699 date places it within two years of the king's death; Christian V died in August 1699 following a hunting accident at Grasten.