Catalog
1 Mark - Frederick IV With monogram
| Issuer | Courantbanken (Danish State Treasury) |
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| Year | 1713 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Efter hans Kongl. Majeſta. allernaadigſte Forordning af den 8 Aprilis Aar 1713. Paſſere denne Seddel for Een Mark |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries the same promissory text as the obverse, rendered in a regular roman typeface rather than the archaic script found on the face, serving as a plain textual confirmation of the note's legal tender status. |
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Denmark's Courantbanken had been issuing paper currency since 1713 under acute fiscal pressure — the Great Northern War was draining the treasury, and Frederick IV needed instruments that could circulate domestically without drawing down metallic reserves already committed to the conflict. The 1-mark denomination was the smallest in the wartime series, intended for everyday transactions at a moment when coin was being actively hoarded or melted.
The royal monogram appearing on these notes functioned as a statement of sovereign guarantee at a time when confidence in Danish paper was fragile at best. Significant quantities were never redeemed and simply wore out in circulation, which accounts for the near-total absence of survivors in collectible condition today.