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4 Mark Dansk - Christian V Plain monogram
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1671-1674 |
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| Weight | 22.272 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the plain (undecorated) royal cypher of Christian V — an interlaced crowned monogram — enclosed within a straight inner circle. The royal motto encircles the design in the outer legend, reading counter-clockwise from upper left. The inscription is rendered in Latin capital letters separated by rosette stops. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Christian V came to the throne in 1670 inheriting a Denmark transformed by his father Frederik III's coup of 1660, which had abolished the power of the nobility and established hereditary absolute monarchy. The 4 Mark denomination was part of the coinage reorganization that followed, anchoring a silver currency system in a kingdom that had spent the previous decade financially gutted by the wars against Sweden — the Dano-Swedish War ending in 1660 had cost Denmark its trans-Øresund provinces permanently.
The plain monogram variety distinguishes these early dates from the crowned monogram types that followed.