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1 Ducat - Christian VI Christianborg, type II
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint (Den Kongelige Mønt) |
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| Year | 1738-1740 |
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| Currency | Rigsdaler specie (1625-1813) |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a detailed architectural view of Christiansborg Fort (Christiansborg Slot) on the Gold Coast of present-day Ghana, shown as a low coastal fortification with crenellated bastions, a central building, and two pennants flying from a tall flagstaff at center. The fort is rendered in meticulous engraving style within a plain circular border. The surrounding legend CHRISTIANSBORG • I • GUINEA • identifies the depicted structure and its geographic location. Below the fort, in the exergue, the date 17 ♥ 40 is struck with the Copenhagen mint's heart mintmark replacing the zero's midpoint, identifying the year of issue and the issuing mint. |
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| Mintage | 1738 ♥ - - 1740 ♥ - - |
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Christian VI broke ground on Christianborg Palace in 1731, and the ducats struck during its construction years — this type among them — were almost certainly used in part for the ceremonial payments and gifting practices common to Danish royal building projects. The "type II" designation reflects a die modification made within the short run, making the variant documentable but not dramatically scarce.
The original Christianborg burned in 1794. Coins naming it predate that fire by half a century.