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1 Ducat - Frederik IV Christiansborg, 'GUINEA' in exergue
| Uitgever | Denmark |
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| Jaar | 1704-1706 |
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| Gewicht | 3.46 g |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Armored and draped bust of King Frederik IV facing right, wearing a mantle and the collar and badge of the Order of the Elephant. The royal effigy is rendered in high relief in the baroque portrait style typical of early eighteenth-century Danish coinage. A divided Latin legend runs along the rim, interrupted at the top of the coin. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | FRID • IIII • D • G • | DAN • N • V • G • REX • (Translation: Frederik IV Dei Gratia King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The "GUINEA" exergue inscription marks these ducats as struck from gold imported directly from the Danish Guinea trade — specifically from the forts Denmark maintained on the Gold Coast, most importantly Christiansborg Castle near Accra. The Danish Africa Company had been shipping gold from that coast since the 1670s, and by Frederik IV's reign the mint at Copenhagen was explicitly labeling the source metal as a commercial statement, distinguishing this gold from the standard European bullion supply.
Fr#244.1 distinguishes this from related issues where the exergue legend differs or is absent entirely. The 1704–1706 window is tight, corresponding to a period when the Danish Guinea trade was under increasing pressure from English and Dutch competition on the coast.