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1 Speciedaler - Christian V Kongsberg type II.B, long hair
| Issuer | Kongsberg Mint |
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| Year | 1690 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Christian V facing right, with long flowing hair falling over the shoulders, attired in a Roman cuirass. The royal effigy is positioned centrally within a beaded border, with the Elephant Order badge suspended below the truncation. The encircling Latin legend reads clockwise from upper left, separated by lozenge stops. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Christian V standardized Danish-Norwegian coinage through a series of monetary ordinances in the 1670s and 1680s, with the Kongsberg mint — powered by the immense silver output of the Numedal mines — serving as the primary production source for heavy specie coinage. The "long hair" die classification under Rønning distinguishes obverse die groups within the 1690 output, a cataloging distinction that matters: die wear and pairing combinations vary enough across type II specimens that two coins sharing the same year and nominal type can look strikingly different in the field.
Kongsberg's silver production peaked in this decade, which is why surviving specie dalers from the 1690s turn up with some regularity despite their size and nominal value suggesting heavy export use.