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1 Speciedaler - Frederik II
| Issuer | Copenhagen Mint |
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| Year | 1572 |
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| Currency | First Speciedaler (-1625) |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Frederik II facing left, wearing an elaborately decorated gorget and pauldron with fine engraved detail, set within a wreath border. The date 15-72 is divided across the field on either side of the king's armored chest. The effigy is rendered in the Renaissance style typical of late sixteenth-century Danish coinage, with finely tooled surface detail on the armor. The circular Latin legend surrounds the bust, reading FRIDERICVS*Z*D*G*DA*NOR*SLA*GOTO*Q*REX, interrupted by star or dot separators depending on the die variety. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIDERICVS*Z*D*G*DA*NOR*SLA*GOTO*Q*REX+ 15 72 (Translation: Frederik II King of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and of the Goths by the Grace of God) |
| Reverse description | The crowned royal coat of arms of Denmark occupies the central field, quartered and displaying the three crowned lions passant of Denmark with hearts in the first and fourth quarters, the lion rampant of Norway in the second quarter, and the three crowns of Sweden in the third quarter, with a small escutcheon at the center bearing a further heraldic device. The shield is surrounded by an ornate laurel or olive wreath. The circular Latin legend DEVS*REFVGIVM*ET*FIDVCIA*MEA encircles the composition, separated by star or dot ornaments. |
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