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1 Hvid - Hans
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1483-1513 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crowned Gothic letter 'H' (initial of King Hans) rendered in uncial style, flanked by small circular pellets or annulets on one or both sides depending on the variety. The royal crowned monogram is the dominant design element, occupying the centre of the flan. A circular legend in uncial Latin script surrounds the central device, reading the king's name and royal title. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with hammered silver coinage of the late medieval Scandinavian tradition. The beaded inner border frames the legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | hAnS D G R nORWEI (Translation: Hans, by Gods grace, King of Norway.) |
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Hans (Johan) ruled Norway, Denmark, and Sweden simultaneously at various points, though his grip on the Swedish crown was contested and ultimately lost after the Battle of Brunkeberg's aftermath reshaped Scandinavian politics. The hvid as a denomination had been introduced into Scandinavian coinage in the fourteenth century as a small silver accounting unit, and by Hans's reign the Norwegian issues were already showing the monetary strain of a kingdom increasingly subordinate to Danish fiscal policy. Multiple reference citations for this type — Skaare, Brekke, Galster — reflect genuine scholarly disagreement over die attribution and mint assignment between Bergen and other Norwegian minting sites.