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1 Ducat - Christian VI Christianborg, type I
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1730 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed engraved view of Christianborg Palace (fortress) dominates the central field, depicted in elevation with the large Danish national flag prominently displayed above the structure, all enclosed within a beaded circle. The exergue below the circle is divided by a small heart-shaped mintmark and bears the commemorative date inscription recording both the death of King Frederik IV and the accession of Christian VI on 12 October, with the regnal year 1730 flanking the heart device. The composition commemorates the construction of Christianborg and the dynastic transition, combining architectural and historical motifs in a single design. |
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Christian VI came to the Danish throne in 1730 following the death of Frederik IV, and the Christianborg ducats of his early reign were struck at the Copenhagen mint to mark the new administration. The "type I" designation distinguishes this issue from later variants produced under the same king — differences in die execution and mintmaster marks separate the types, though both circulated in the same commercial channels serving Danish Baltic trade.
Christianborg Palace itself burned in 1794, and the mint records housed there were among the losses, leaving some die sequence questions for this series unresolved.