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2 Mark No monogram, impressed coat of arms
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1713 |
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| Currency | Rigsdaler courant (1628-1873) |
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| Obverse description | The upper centre of the note bears a dry-impressed royal coat of arms in lieu of a printed monogram. The lower half carries the promissory text in period Danish letterpress script, together with the denomination stated twice and three manuscript signatures. |
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| Reverse lettering | No. 47729 Toe Mark Efter hans Kongl. Majesta. allernaadigste Forordning af den 8 Aprilis Aar 1713. Passere denne Seddel for Toe Mark Toe Mark siger |
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Danish paper money of this period was issued under extreme duress. The 1713 notes emerged from the catastrophic fiscal strain of the Great Northern War, during which Frederick IV's government had essentially exhausted conventional means of financing — this paper circulated as a forced substitute for coin that simply wasn't available in sufficient quantity. The "no monogram" variant is a known subtype within the series, distinguishing it from issues that carried the royal cipher.
The impressed coat of arms served as the primary anti-counterfeiting measure — a dry embossed seal pressed directly into the paper stock rather than printed. Crude by later standards, but consistent with what Danish authorities could execute domestically at short notice under wartime conditions.