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1 Mark - Christian V
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1687 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#162, Rønning#122b, Skaare#627 |
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| Reverse description | Central design displays a crowned oval shield bearing the Norwegian lion rampant to sinister holding a halbert axe, the shield superimposed upon a cross. The shield is flanked by the mint master's initials HC and M, divided by the shield's form. The entire composition is encircled by the chain of the Order of the Elephant, with the denomination and date legend ·I·MARCK· DANSKE·1687 arranged in the field and legend. A beaded inner border frames the reverse. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Christian V issued this mark coinage for Norway under the monetary reforms that followed Denmark-Norway's adoption of a new currency system in the 1670s and 1680s, an effort to standardize and stabilize exchange values across the dual monarchy. Norway at this point had no independent mint authority — the coins were struck at Christiania but answered entirely to Copenhagen's fiscal priorities.
The Rønning 122b designation points to a specific die variant within what is already a thinly populated type. Few examples survive in collectible condition.