DENMARK 1/4 Ducat (Medal) ca. 1699 Frederick IV & Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. NGC AU 58

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Certification details

Certification number: 8590957-001

Grade: AU 58

Pedigree: (0.78g)

Nominal value: GOLD

Mint Mark: DENMARK

Variety: FREDERIK IV & LOISE ; (9mm)

Year: (UNDATED)

1699, Denmark. Frederick IV & Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Gold 1/4 Ducat (Medal). NGC AU-58!


Mint Year: ca. 1699
Mint Place: Copenhagen
Reference: Galster 350-351 var.
Denomination: 1/4 Ducat (Medal)
Medallist: Not signed (probably P.Berg)
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as AU-58!
Material: Gold
Weight: 0.79gm
Diameter: 9mm

Obverse: Bust of Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway right.
Legend: FRID . IV . DG . REX . DAN . N . V . G .

Reverse: Bust of Louise of his wife Mecklenburg-Güstrow as Queen of Denmark and Norway right.
Legend: LOUIS . DG . REG - DAN . NO . V . GOTH





King Frederick IV of Denmark and Princess Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow wed on December 5, 1695, at Copenhagen Castle. This traditional Protestant alliance was highly approved by the royal court, and the couple ascended to the throne as King and Queen in August 1699.



Frederick IV (11 October 1671 – 12 October 1730) was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel).

For much of Frederik IV's reign Denmark was engaged in the Great Northern War (1700–1721) against Sweden. A first short-lived encounter in 1700 ended with a Swedish invasion and threats from Europe's western naval powers. In 1709 Denmark again entered the war encouraged by the Swedish defeat at Poltava. Frederick IV commanded the Danish troops at the battle of Gadebusch in 1712. Although Denmark emerged on the victorious side, she failed to reconquer lost possessions in southern Sweden. The most important result was the destruction of the pro-Swedish duchy of Holstein-Gottorp re-establishing Denmark's domination in Schleswig-Holstein.



Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (28 August 1667 – 15 March 1721) was Queen of Denmark and Norway as the first wife of King Frederick IV of Denmark. In 1708–09, she was regent during her husband's trip to Italy.

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