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5 Ducats - Frederik III Victory over Swedish army
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint |
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| Year | 1659 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts two hands issuing from clouds on either side of the field, each grasping opposite ends of a sword laid horizontally across the center; above the sword blade rests a large royal crown surmounted by a cross, with a cursive inscription II Feb. appearing in the field beneath the crown, commemorating the date of the Danish victory. The circular outer legend SOLI DEO GLORIA — Glory to God alone — is arranged around the upper and lower periphery, separated by floral stops, within a beaded inner border. The composition is rendered in bold relief in the Baroque style characteristic of Danish royal commemorative issues of the period. |
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This piece commemorates the Danish repulse of Swedish forces during the winter siege of Copenhagen in 1658–59, when Karl X Gustav marched his army across the frozen straits of the Little Belt and Great Belt in one of history's most audacious military crossings — only to find the capital's walls held. The subsequent Dutch naval intervention at the Battle of the Sound in October 1658 broke the Swedish stranglehold and gave Frederik III enough breathing room to survive.
The Penning reference designation confirms this is a pattern or presentation strike rather than a circulation issue — almost certainly intended as a diplomatic gift or court award in the immediate aftermath of the siege's failure.