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4 Mark Dansk - Christian V Thin monogram, type2
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint |
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| Year | 1686-1689 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central device displays the elaborately quartered royal arms of Denmark surmounted by a large arched royal crown with cross finial, the shield supported by mantling or decorative drapery at the sides. The quartered shield incorporates the arms of Denmark (three lions passant with nine hearts), Norway (lion rampant with axe), the Oldenburg and Delmenhorst quarters, and other dynastic territories, rendered in fine detail. The mintmaster's initials G S appear in the exergue below the shield. The peripheral legend reads IIII · MARCK to the right and DANSKE · 1686 to the left, in Roman capitals, denoting the denomination and the issuing kingdom with the date of striking. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Christian V came to the throne in 1670 inheriting an absolute monarchy his father Frederik III had consolidated through the 1665 Kongeloven — the most explicit codification of royal absolutism in European history. The 4 Mark denomination was the workhorse of Danish silver coinage in this period, circulating through a kingdom still financially strained from the costly wars against Sweden that had consumed the mid-century decades.
The thin monogram distinction separating this type from its predecessor reflects a deliberate punch modification at the Copenhagen mint, not a gradual die evolution — a detail that continues to divide collectors trying to attribute borderline examples.