Norway ½ Speciedaler - Christian V, 1671 – 1674

½ Speciedaler - Christian V from Norway. Issued from 1671 to 1674. Struck in Silver (.875). Measures 0 mm and weighs 14.45 g.

Obverse

Bust of king Christian V with a roman tunic and long hair wearing a laurel wreath, facing right. Inscription surrounding it in a clockwise direction. Beaded ring on the rim. (Christian V, by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths)

Reverse

Crowned norwegian lion holding an axe and facing left, in an oval shield on top of a cross. The shield is crowned and is surrounded by the inscription. Beaded ring on the edge. (With piety and justice)