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1 Skilling - Carl XIV thick type
| Issuer | Royal Norwegian Mint (Den Kongelige Mynt) |
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| Year | 1819-1820 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned rectangular coat of arms of Norway, displaying the rampant lion holding a battle axe and facing left within a shield surmounted by a royal crown. The royal cypher abbreviation appears to the left of the shield and the monarch's regnal name to the right, all rendered in Latin lettering. The design is framed within a plain circular border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Carl XIV Johan — formerly Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a French marshal under Napoleon — had been King of Sweden and Norway for less than a decade when this coin was struck. The "thick type" designation distinguishes it from a thinner planchet variant produced concurrently, a production inconsistency that likely reflects adjustments at the Kongsberg mint as it recalibrated copper coinage following Norway's forced union with Sweden in 1814.
Kongsberg's copper output in this period was tied directly to the mine's fluctuating productivity.