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1 Mark - Christian III
| Issuer | Kingdom of Denmark-Norway |
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| Year | 1543-1546 |
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| Diameter | 39 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a large crowned royal coat of arms of Denmark-Norway, featuring the three Danish lions passant on a horizontally divided shield, surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is rendered in a bold, late-Gothic heraldic style characteristic of mid-16th century Scandinavian hammered coinage. A beaded inner circle separates the central device from the surrounding peripheral legend. The circumferential Latin legend reads CHRISTIANVS 3 D G DANIE NOR, identifying the issuer as Christian III, by the Grace of God, King of Denmark and Norway. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Christian III consolidated Lutheran rule in Denmark following the Count's War, and his early coinage reflects the administrative scramble of a kingdom still reorganizing its church finances after dissolving Catholic ecclesiastical property. The 1 Mark denomination emerged as a practical response to the need for larger silver fractions during this fiscal restructuring.
Skaare 323 is among the more variable types in his silver series — dies were cut locally across multiple mints, and attribution can depend on mintmaster marks that are frequently worn or partially struck on surviving pieces.