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1 Ducat - Frederik III
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint, Copenhagen |
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| Year | 1667 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device comprising an elaborate crowned royal cypher of Frederik III, consisting of interlaced and mirrored F3 monograms arranged in a cross-like composition, surmounted by a royal crown. Flanking the central cypher are two oval crowned escutcheons bearing heraldic devices. The date 1667 appears within the circular Latin legend, which reads REX · VAN · DAL · GOT, abbreviated titles referencing the King's dominions over the Vandals and Goths. A toothed border frames the reverse, consistent with the milled production technique. |
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Frederik III's reign produced one of the most consequential constitutional moments in Danish history: the Coup of 1660, in which the king — backed by the clergy and burghers against an obstinate nobility — abolished the elective monarchy and established hereditary absolutism. The 1667 ducat was struck well into this new order, and the royal mint's output from these years reflects a crown newly unencumbered by noble constraint.
Hede 26 is among the scarcer Frederik III ducat varieties. Copenhagen's gold coinage of this decade was produced in small runs, largely for diplomatic gifts and court payments rather than general circulation.