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1 Skilling Dansk - Frederik V
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint |
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| Year | 1751-1764 |
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| Value | 1 Skilling (1⁄96) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and date are inscribed in four lines across the central field, reading: I / SKILLING / DANSKE / 1755, flanked above by two rosette or floral ornaments on either side of the numeral I. The mintmaster's initials V·H· appear in the lower portion of the field, separated by dots. The coin's milled edge is clearly visible around the periphery, and the overall layout is plain and typographic without a surrounding legend. |
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Frederik V's reign saw Denmark locked into the aftermath of the Great Northern War's economic wreckage — silver coinage had been systematically debased across Scandinavian mints for decades, and the billon skilling issues of the 1750s reflect a treasury still reluctant to commit silver to small denominations. At .187 fineness, these pieces sat barely above copper in practical terms.
The extended date range across fourteen years suggests continuous re-striking from largely unchanged dies rather than annual production runs, a common Danish Mint practice for low-denomination coinage of this period.