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1 Rigsbankdaler - Frederik VI
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint |
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| Year | 1813-1819 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Unadorned bare effigy of King Frederik VI facing right, rendered in high relief with fine portraiture detail. The engraver's initials 'IC' appear at the truncation of the neck. A continuous Latin legend encircles the portrait along the rim, attributing royal title and divine authority to the sovereign. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The 1 Rigsbankdaler was created out of fiscal catastrophe. Denmark's state bankruptcy of 1813 — triggered by the costs of the Napoleonic Wars and the loss of the Danish fleet to the British at Copenhagen in 1807 — forced a complete monetary reorganization. The old Rigsdaler currency was abolished and the Rigsbank established specifically to issue a new, theoretically more stable coinage. This piece is a direct physical product of that reorganization, not a routine reissue.
The .875 fineness reflects a deliberate compromise — enough silver to maintain credibility, reduced enough to help a depleted treasury actually produce coins.