1 Speciedaler - Christian V Type 1, Year on edge

€214,327.00
IssuerDenmark
Year1670
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Speciedaler
CurrencyRigsdaler specie (1625-1813)
CompositionSilver (.875)
Weight28.83 g
Dimensions41.75 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#322, Dav EC II#3629
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust of King Christian V with long hair facing right, wearing ornate plate armor with lion shoulder, neck scarf, sash, and collar of the Order of the Elephant.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCHRISTIANUS · V · D · G · REX · DAN · NOR · VAN · GOT ·
(Translation: Christian V, by the grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends, and the Goths.)
Reverse descriptionCoats of arms of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark on ornate oval shields. Crown of Denmark above. Long cross pattée of Dannebrog behind with collar of the Order of the Elephant below. 15 coats of arms on small oval shields arranged in a circle around, clockwise: Kingdom of the Goths (Jutland), Kingdom of the Wends, Duchy of Schleswig, Duchy of Holstein, Duchy of Stormarn, Duchy of Dithmarschen, County of Oldenburg, County of Delmenhorst, Fehmarn Island, Bornholm Island, Gotland Island, Øsel Island, Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDVX · SLES · HOL · STOR · DITM · COM · OLD & DELM
(Translation: Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and Dithmarschen, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst.)
EdgePlain or embossed lettering.
Mint
MintageND (1670)  - With smooth edge -
1670  - -
Catalog ID1091705480
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