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1 Piastre - Christian VII Danish Asiatic Co. Trade Coinage
| Issuer | Danish Asiatic Company |
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| Year | 1774 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A crowned globe-shaped shield bearing the combined arms of Denmark and Norway is positioned centrally between two crowned columns, closely imitating the design of the Spanish milled 8 reales or 'pillar dollar.' Below the arms and pillars rises a mound bearing three banners representing the Danish Atlantic territories of Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. The king's motto appears as a legend along the rim, with the date 1774 inscribed in the lower field beneath the mound. The overall composition deliberately evokes the universally recognized Spanish colonial trade dollar format. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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