1 Krone / 4 Mark Denmark Silver

1694, Denmark, Christian V. Large Silver Krone (4 Mark) Coin.

Mint Year: 1694
Mint Place: Copenhagen
Denomination: Krone (4 Mark)
Reference: Davenport 3679, Hede 125A, KM-77.
Mint Official: Christian Winnecke Senior (C-W, 1690-1700)
Weight: 22.35gm
Diameter: 39mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Crowned cipher (double C5 monogram) of Christian V.

Reverse: Crowned shield containing value (.IIII.), denomination (MARCK DANSKE), date (1694) and mint initials (.G.S.). Cross in background.
Legend: PIETATE + ET . - IUSTITIA .

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Christian V (15 April 1646 – 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699.

Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree that institutionalized the supremacy of the Danish king, he fortified the absolutist system against the aristocracy by accelerating his father’s practice of allowing Holstein nobles and Danish commoners into state service.

As king he wanted to show his power as absolute monarch through architecture, and dreamed of a Danish Versailles. He was the first to use the 1671 Throne Chair of Denmark, partly made for this purpose. His motto was: Pietate et Justitia (With piety and justice).