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2 Ducats - Christian V Christiansborg Fortress
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint |
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| Year | 1688 |
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| Value | 2 Ducats (2 Dukater) (4) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Christian V facing right, wearing a broad-brimmed hat adorned with five feathers and a falling lace cravat. The king's mantle displays folded drapery, and suspended at his chest is the badge of the Order of the Elephant. The royal effigy is rendered in high relief in the Baroque portraiture style. The surrounding Latin legend runs along the inner edge of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHRISTIANVS . V . D . G. DAN . NOR. VAN. GOT . REX (Translation: Christian V, by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway of the Vandals and the Goths) |
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| Mintage | 1688 - Km# 395.1 - Smooth edge - 1688 - km# 395.2 - Lettered edge - |
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