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1 Ducat - Frederik IV
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1708-1709 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat (2) |
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| Obverse lettering | FRID • IIII • D • G REX • DAN • NOR • V • G • 1709 (Translation: Frederick IV, by the grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends, and the Goths.) |
| Reverse description | A circular arrangement of six alternating devices: three crowned royal arms of Denmark (bearing the lions and hearts of the Danish coat of arms) and three crowned royal cypher monograms of Frederik IV (crowned 'F4'), disposed equidistantly around a central point. The composition is symmetrical and heraldic in character, with fine detail in each crowned element, all set within a plain field bordered by a milled edge. |
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Frederik IV struck these ducats during the height of the Great Northern War, when Denmark was actively engaged against Sweden following its re-entry into the conflict in 1709. The timing matters: gold coinage of this period was as much a diplomatic and military instrument as a transactional one, used to pay foreign subsidies and mercenary contracts rather than circulate domestically.
Hede's classification separates this type across the two years on the basis of subtle die differences. Surviving examples in collectible condition are genuinely scarce — Danish gold of this era was subject to systematic melting whenever the crown needed to recast funds for the ongoing war effort.