Norway 1 Speciedaler - Christian V, 1692 – 1693

1 Speciedaler - Christian V from Norway. Issued from 1692 to 1693. Struck in Silver (.875). Measures 40.6 mm and weighs 28.89 g.

Obverse

Laureate portrait of Christian V, wearing a roman tunic, facing right and surrounded by the inscription. The sign of the elefant order under the bust. Beaded ring on the edge of the obverse. (Christian V, by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths)

Reverse

Crowned coat of arms in a shield over a cross. On the center of the shield is the danish, norwegian and swedish coat of arms. The three lions, the norwegian lion holding an axe and facing left and the three crowns respectively. Surrounding the three coat of arms, are the coat of arms of the eight danish provinces on top of laurettes. From the right, are the coat of arms of the Goths, the Wends, Slesvig, Holstein, Stormarn, Ditmarsken, Oldenborg and Delmenhorst. Inscription surrounding them and rosette after it. Beaded ring on the edge of the reverse. Date on the bottom divided by the mint master's initials. (With piety and justice)

Edge

Inscription and year. Each year has seven different variations of the edge inscription.