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1 Mark - Christian V Christiania type III, gold pattern
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1685 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned royal cypher of King Christian V at left, with a crowned Norwegian lion rampant facing left and holding a battle axe at right. A beaded inner circle frames the design, with the legend arranged along the left, right, and upper portions of the obverse. The date 1685 appears in the lower portion of the field. The rim is bordered by a beaded ring. |
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| Obverse lettering | DAN NORW REX 1685 (Translation: King of Denmark and Norway.) |
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Christian V issued Norwegian coinage from Copenhagen, but the Christiania mint — operating intermittently and always underfunded — produced pattern strikes like this one largely to satisfy royal presentation requirements rather than circulation needs. Hede 18 is among the rarest documented Norwegian pattern pieces of the seventeenth century, with surviving examples numbering in the single digits across known collections. The Type III designation distinguishes it from two earlier die configurations used in the same year, differences detectable primarily in the crown punches above the shield.