Denmark 1 Speciedaler 1848 VS Christian VIII. XF

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1848, Kingdom of Denmark, Christian VIII. Silver Speciesdaler Coin.

Mint Year: 1848
Denomination: Speciedaler
Engraver: Harald Conradsen (H. CONRADSEN)
Mint Master: Georg Wilhelm Svendsen (V.S.)
References: Davenport 74, Hede-3F, KM-741.
Condition: Minor scratches in obverse, numerous small bag-marks, otherwise a beautifully toned XF!
Mint Place: Copenhagen (Royal Danish mint, privy mark: crown)
Material: Silver (.875)
Diameter: 38.3mm
Weight: 28.89gm


Obverse: Bare head of Christian VIII right. Privy mark of the Royal Danish mint (crown) below bust.
Legend: CHRISTIANVS VIII D:G DANIAE V:G: REX.

Reverse: Crowned mantle above crowned shield of the House of Oldenburg. Two wildmen with clubs leaning on shield. Engraver´s name (H.CONRADSEN) inside ground line, elephant order hanging below splitting date below, which is flanked by mint master´s initials (V.-S.).
Legend: 1 SPECIES / H. CONRADSEN / V. 1848. S.



The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden. The current Queen of Denmark, the King of Norway and the ex-King of Greece as well as consorts of Spain, Greece and the United Kingdom belong to this House. It rose to prominence when Count Christian I of Oldenburg was elected King of Denmark in 1448, and of Norway in 1450. The house has occupied the Danish throne ever since.





Christian VIII (Christian Frederik) (18 September 1786 – 20 January 1848), king of Denmark 1839–48 and, as Christian Frederick, of Norway 1814, eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was born in 1786 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. His paternal grandparents were the late king Frederick V of Denmark and his second wife Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

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