1 Skilling - Christian VI

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.