1 Krone - Christian IV

Reverse

Five-pointed (km# 59.1) or three-pointed (Km# 59.2) crown over R.F.P. Date is above crown and all is within a pearled circle.
Legend outside the circle, around rim, with mintmark at the beginning.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NORVEGI • VANDAL • GOTORV : Q : REX
.................................................................
*1*6*1*8*
R.F.P. (= REGNA FIRMAT PIETAS)

Translation:
King of Norway, the Wends and the Goths
Piety strengthens the realms

Comment

Mintmarks:
(c) = crossed swords

In coins with clover mintmark the crown has always 5 points and date numbers are divided by crown tips so no stars are present. There may be spikes between crown points or not. Reverse legend is: NORVEGI • VANDALO • GOTORV : Q : REX


In coins with crossed swards mintmark (c) reverse crown may have five or three points.
In three pointed crown types the points are very high and divide the date two by two like 16 | 18; no stars are present. More the King figure is small. Reverse legend is: NORVEGI • VANDAL • GOTORV : Q : REX

In five pointed crown types we can distinguish two main sub-types: an old crown type (very similar to the three pointed crown) and another crown type, lower and swollen. In first case the obverse is the same of the three pointed types, while in the second sub-types there are different portraits (2a-2b-2c).

Interesting fact