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2 Gold Kronen - Christian IV
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1619-1621 |
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| Weight | 6 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CHRI STIAN IIII D G DAN (Translation: Christian IV, by the Grace of God, (King of) Denmark...) |
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Christian IV struck these pieces during one of the more financially ambitious stretches of his reign, as he was actively maneuvering Denmark into a dominant position in the Baltic trade economy and preparing the military infrastructure that would draw the kingdom into the Thirty Years' War within a few years. The 1619–1621 window precedes his disastrous intervention in that conflict, after which Danish coinage becomes a record of mounting fiscal strain rather than confident royal expenditure.
The KM#74.1 designation separates this from closely related varieties distinguished by minor differences in the royal titulature on the die — worth confirming against Friedberg 54 when attributing individual pieces.