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1 Speciedaler - Frederik III Akershus
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1661 |
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| Reference(s) | Hede#39 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Frederik III facing right, set within a beaded inner circle. The royal effigy is rendered in profile with period court dress visible on the truncation. A continuous Latin legend encircles the bust between the beaded inner ring and an outer beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | View of Akershus Fortress in Oslo depicted in elevation, situated upon a rocky promontory surrounded by water. The architectural rendering shows the medieval fortification with towers and walls in period engraving style. A divided cartouche or inscription bearing the fortress name appears in the field, with the design occupying the majority of the reverse die. |
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Frederik III struck this tin speciedaler at Akershus in the wake of the 1660 constitutional revolution that abolished the Danish-Norwegian nobility's tax privileges and transformed the monarchy into an hereditary absolute rule. Tin issues of this type were emergency or presentation pieces rather than mainstream circulation coinage — silver was being diverted toward the Swedish wars, and the crown's finances were badly strained following the Second Northern War. Hede 39 is among the rarest Frederik III Norwegian issues, and surviving examples in any condition are infrequently encountered outside major Scandinavian auction houses.