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6 Ducats - Frederik III Victory over Swedish army
| Uitgever | Denmark |
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| Jaar | 1659 |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Round |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | At center, the crowned royal cypher of Frederik III occupies the field within a beaded circle, with the inscription EBEN-EZER flanking a cloud motif positioned below the monogram; the cloud breaks through both the beaded circle and the base of the crown above, lending the design a dramatic, providential character. The royal motto legend encircles the device outside the beaded border, terminating with the date 1659. The overall composition is rendered in a bold, high-relief style consistent with presentation coinage of the Danish Baroque period. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
This piece commemorates the failed Swedish siege of Copenhagen in 1658–59, when Frederik III personally rallied the city's defense after Charles X Gustav's army crossed the frozen straits of the Little Belt and Great Belt — a winter march that stunned Europe and briefly appeared to spell the end of the Danish kingdom. The Swedes never took the city. The siege collapsed, and Frederik emerged with his monarchy not only intact but politically transformed.
The victory was decisive in accelerating Frederik's abolition of the elective monarchy in 1660, consolidating hereditary absolute rule. This multiple ducat issue was almost certainly struck as a presentation or gift piece rather than for circulation — at over 20 grams of gold, it functioned as a dynastic statement.