1 Mark Dansk - Christian IV

Christian IV's early mark coinage reflects the monetary reforms he pushed through following his assumption of personal rule in 1596, part of a broader effort to standardize Danish currency against the proliferating local coinages that complicated Baltic trade. The KM#33.1 variety is distinguished from closely related issues by its specific die pairing, and examples from 1606 predate the monetary disruptions that accompanied Denmark's costly involvement in the Thirty Years' War by over a decade.