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1 Speciedaler - Christian IV Bust type IIb
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1647 |
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| Value | 1 Speciedaler |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and armored half-length effigy of King Christian IV facing right, displayed over a large ornate cartouche bearing the king's name and titles in three lines with the date below. The mintmark initials flank the cartouche lobes at the base. The royal bust is contained within a beaded inner circle, with the king's motto arranged along the outer rim, divided symmetrically by the crown above. |
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| Obverse lettering | REGNA · FIR | MAT : PIETAS CHRISTIANUS·IIII D:G:DAN:NO:V:G REX D:S:H:S:D:C:OL:ET:D . 16 . 47 . HK (Translation: Piety strengthens the realms King Christian the Fourth, King of Denmark and Norway, the Goths and the Wends, duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, and Ditmarsh, count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst) |
| Reverse description | A large ornate oval escutcheon bearing the quartered arms of Denmark is set upon a cross with elongated arms, the whole encircled by a ring of thirteen smaller roundels each containing the heraldic arms of Danish territories, all enclosed within a pearled inner circle. The Danish royal crown surmounts the composition, cutting through the pearled border at the top. At the base of the cross's lower arm hangs the badge of the Order of the Elephant. The encircling legend appears in the outer field beyond the pearled border. |
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