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4 Mark Dansk - Christian V Legend first type
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1690 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#401.1, Dav EC II#3642 |
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| Obverse lettering | 5CC5 DEI GR · REX | DAN · NOR · V · G · (Translation: Christian V Dei Gratia King of Denmark (DAN), Norway (NOR), the Wends (VAN) and the Goths (GOT)) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Christian V's 4-mark pieces of 1690 were struck under persistent pressure on Danish royal finances following the ruinous Scanian War of the 1670s, which had drained the treasury and forced repeated currency debasements. The "first type" legend distinction separates issues where the engraver's punch arrangement differs subtly around the king's titulature — a detail that matters to specialists because multiple die marriages exist within this year alone, some showing pronounced doubling on the inner legend.
The .671 fineness reflects a deliberate step down from earlier Danish silver standards, a quiet devaluation that the crown never formally announced.