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Medal - Frederik IV Visit to Kongsberg Mines
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1704 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Equestrian effigy of King Frederik IV in profile to the left, wearing a long robe and a feathered hat, mounted on a prancing horse rendered in high relief over a ground line. The legend and date appear in the exergue below the ground line. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A central obelisk or pyramid adorned with a laurel wreath bearing the inscription VIVAT FRIDER. IV., set within a detailed panoramic landscape of the Kongsberg silver mines, depicting mine buildings, a water wheel, and hoisting equipment above ground. In the lower field, cross-sectional views of underground mine shafts show miners at work, with the circular Latin legend around the upper field. |
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