1 Sølvgylden - Christian III Flensborg Mint

Christian III consolidated Danish royal minting under tighter crown control after his victory in the Count's War — the civil conflict that ended in 1536 and left him dominant over both the nobility and the Catholic Church, whose property he seized during the Danish Reformation that same year. The Flensborg mint operated under ducal authority in Schleswig-Holstein rather than strictly under the Copenhagen crown, which complicates attribution on pieces from this period. The sølvgylden denomination itself was Denmark's attempt to compete with the German guldengroschen circulating heavily through North Sea trade networks.

Dav EC I#8237 distinguishes this from related Joachimsthaler-influenced types by die specifics that collectors frequently conflate with Holstein ducal issues.