1 Skilling Dansk - Frederik V

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.