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1 Ducat - Frederik III Cross monogram type 3
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint |
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| Year | 1660-1662 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Central device consisting of an elaborate cross-shaped royal monogram of Frederik III, formed by four interlaced letter F's arranged symmetrically around a central numeral 3, the whole surmounted by a royal crown and flanked by two ornate crowned cyphers in the field to left and right. A lower ornamental cartouche appears beneath the monogram. The circular Latin legend enclosing the central device includes the mint year and the Copenhagen mint mark (h), with the legend continuing the king's royal titles. The overall composition is characteristic of mid-17th-century Danish royal coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | FF FF 3 FF FF VANDAL : GOTHOR : Q : REX : 1660 (mm) (Translation: King of the Wends and the Goths) |
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Frederik III's absolute monarchy, formalized in 1660 when the nobility surrendered hereditary tax privileges under pressure from clergy and burghers, created immediate demand for prestige coinage that projected the new royal prerogative. This ducat type was struck across the transition — the cross monogram itself a deliberate emblem of divine-right rule rather than merely dynastic identity.
Fr#101 is notoriously difficult to attribute cleanly across the three monogram subtypes, and auction records frequently conflate them.