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5 Ducats - Frederik IV Christiansborg
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1704 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored effigy of King Frederik IV facing right, the portrait exhibiting fine baroque detail with flowing curls dividing the legend at top. The king wears the pendant of the Order of the Elephant suspended at the breast, a hallmark of Danish royal portraiture of the period. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust, identifying the sovereign by name and royal titles. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIDERICVS•IIII•D:G• | REX•DAN•NOR•VAN•GOT• (Translation: Frederik IV Dei Gratia King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths) |
| Reverse description | A fully rigged three-masted ship under full sail, bearing the Danish royal banner and the monogram of the Dansk Vestindisk Compagnie (DWC) on its stern, voyages westward toward a setting sun symbolizing the New World. The composition evokes the colonial maritime ambitions of the Danish crown in the early eighteenth century. A Latin motto arcs across the upper field, while the name CHRISTIANSBORG and the date 1704 appear in the exergue, commemorating the establishment of the Danish fort on the Gold Coast. |
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