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1 Mark Dansk - Christian V
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1675 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Christian V came to the Danish throne in 1670 and almost immediately set about centralizing royal authority, codifying absolute monarchy into law with the Kongeloven of 1665 — the only written constitution in European history to formally enshrine absolutism. The mark coinage of his reign reflects a mint system under pressure, as Denmark's finances were badly strained by the Scanian War with Sweden, which erupted in 1675, the very year this piece was struck.
KM#350 is among the earlier issues of his reign's silver mark series, produced while the Copenhagen mint was simultaneously supplying metal for military expenditure.