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4 Mark Dansk 'Rytterkrone' - Frederik IV Type 1
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1711 |
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| Value | 1 Krone (⅔) |
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| Obverse description | Equestrian effigy of Frederik IV facing right in ceremonial procession, depicted in full regalia comprising a long flowing robe and draped scarf. The king extends a scepter in his raised right hand in a commanding pose. The horse is shown at a stately parade gait. The denomination in four words appears in the exergue below the horse, rendered in Latin letters. The obverse legend encircles the design field, identifying the sovereign by name and royal titles. |
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| Mint | Copenhagen Mint |
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Frederik IV struck this type in the thick of the Great Northern War, a conflict that had already consumed Denmark's treasury for over a decade by 1711. The crown's finances were under such strain that the silver content of large denomination coins was repeatedly adjusted downward — the .671 fineness here reflects one of those deliberate debasements, lower than the earlier Rytterkrone issues under his father Christian V.
The 'Rytterkrone' name derives from the equestrian design, a format with roots in the Danish coinage of the 1670s. By Frederik IV's reign it had become a politically loaded choice, projecting martial authority at a moment when Charles XII of Sweden was still very much a threat.