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1 Skilling - Søren Norby Visby
| Issuer | Gotland |
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| Year | 1524-1525 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Søren Norby was a Danish admiral who seized Gotland in 1525 as a personal fiefdom after falling out with the Danish crown — a remarkable act of defiance that turned the island into an effectively independent pirate stronghold for a brief period. These coins were struck in his name at Visby, asserting a local authority he held by force rather than by any legitimate grant. The Swedish king Gustav Vasa and the Danes both wanted him gone, and he was eventually driven out in 1526 after Swedish military pressure made his position untenable.
Hauberg 125 is among the scarcer Norby issues, with surviving examples generally showing significant wear from what was clearly active circulation during the occupation.