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1 Mark - Christian III Copenhagen
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1544-1555 |
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| Reference(s) | SIEG#C3-38.2 , Hede#3B |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Christian III consolidated Danish Lutheranism by royal decree following the Count's War, and his coinage program was part of a deliberate effort to project stable monarchical authority after years of civil conflict that had nearly bankrupted the crown. The Copenhagen mint resumed systematic silver production under his reign largely because the ecclesiastical wealth seized during the Reformation provided the bullion to do it.
Hede 3B distinguishes this variety from the closely related 3A by the form of the king's title abbreviation — a detail that rewards careful die study.