Catalog
1 Mark - Frederik I
| Issuer | Copenhagen Mint |
|---|---|
| Year | 1529 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Enthroned frontal effigy of King Frederik I, crowned and robed in royal regalia, holding a sceptre in his right hand and an orb in his left, seated upon an elaborately decorated throne flanked by ornamental candelabra on tall pedestals. The figure is rendered in the late Gothic hammered style, with fine drapery detail visible on the royal mantle. The central design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The circumscribed Latin legend reading FRIDERICUS D G REX DAUN runs along the outer periphery between the beaded border and the inner circle. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central shield of arms bearing three passant lions of Denmark arranged in pale, surmounted by a royal crown, all within a beaded inner circle. The shield is rendered in the late Gothic hammered tradition with bold, deeply struck relief. The date 1529 appears in the legend field to the left of the shield. The circumscribed Latin legend MONETA NOVA KOPHAGENSIS, denoting the new coinage of Copenhagen, runs around the outer field between the beaded borders, with a small mark separating the legend elements. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |