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1694, Denmark, Gluckstadt (Duchy), Christian V. Silver 4 Mark (Krone). NGC XF+

Mint Year: 1694 Denomination: Krone (4 Mark) State: Duchy of Gluckstadt (Denmark) Reference: Davenport 3679,  KM-77.1 ($476 in VF!). R!  Mint Place: Copenhagen (privy mark: crossed mint-hooks)  Mint Official: Christian Winnecke Senior (C-W, 1690-1700)  Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as XF (Details: Cleaned!) Weight: 22.27gm Diameter: 40mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Crowned cipher (double C5 monogram) of  Christian V.  Mint official´s initials (C-W) and privy mark (crossed mint-hooks) below.   everse: Crowned shield with oval arms of Denmark (three lions, flanked by hearts) within foliage and Elephant Order. Legend: IIII . MARCK DANSKE . 1694 .

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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).