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10 Ducats - Christian IV
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1591-1592 |
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| Value | 10 Ducats (20) |
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| Obverse lettering | CHRISTIA IIII D G DANI NOR GOT VAN REX ELEC NACH PORT VGAL SCHRO |
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| Mintage | 1591 - - 1592 - - |
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Christian IV was only fourteen in 1591, not yet crowned — Denmark was still under the regency of four high noblemen following Frederick II's death in 1588. These large multiple-ducat pieces were almost certainly struck for presentation and ceremonial purposes rather than circulation, a practice common at the Danish court for diplomatic gifts and royal largesse. At ten ducats' weight in gold, they were never meant to pass through a merchant's hands.
Freise 62 is among the rarest of the Christian IV gold issues. The 1591–92 window is narrow, and surviving examples are few.