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2 Mark Dansk - Christian V Type II, laurel wreath
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1694-1696 |
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| Weight | 11.136 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned ornate oval shield bearing the arms of Denmark — three blue lions passant on gold with nine red hearts — superimposed on a cross patée. Suspended from the lower portion of the shield is the badge and chain of the Order of the Elephant, which also serves to divide the date at either side. The denomination legend is arranged in two parts along the rim at left and right of the shield. |
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Christian V's monetary reforms of the 1670s–1690s restructured Danish coinage around a decimalized mark system, partly to rationalize the chaotic currency situation left by the costly wars with Sweden. The Type II designation distinguishes this emission from the earlier Type I by the laurel wreath treatment, a modification introduced mid-series rather than at a clean mint-year break — which is why the two types overlap in date and are separated by die study rather than calendar.
The .671 fineness places this below the contemporary standard for major European trade coinage, reflecting Denmark's ongoing fiscal strain during the later years of Christian V's reign.