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1 Skilling - Christian VI
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1735-1746 |
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| Thickness | 0.5 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a straightforward, boldly struck inscription arranged in five horizontal lines across the field, reading: a Roman numeral I flanked by ornamental stops, followed by SKILLING, then DANSKE with a stop, the four-digit date 1735 with a stop, and at the base the mint master's initials C W separated by a heart-shaped privy mark and flanked by stops. The coin's border is defined by a continuous dentilated rim matching the obverse. The plain field and legible typography reflect the functional simplicity characteristic of small-denomination Danish billon coinage under Christian VI. |
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| Reverse lettering | * I * SKILLING DANSKE • 1735 • C • ♥ W • |
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Christian VI's reign saw Denmark locked in fiscal austerity following the wars and debt of his predecessors, and low-denomination billon issues like this one were produced to keep small commerce functioning while the crown avoided heavier silver expenditure. The .187 fineness is barely silver at all — closer to copper with a silver wash in practical terms — which made these skillings unpopular with the public and prone to hoarding of anything better.