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1 Skilling - Søren Norby Visby
| Issuer | Gotland |
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| Year | 1524-1525 |
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| Engraver(s) | Søren Norby |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | A crowned shield containing three lions passant guardant arranged in pale, the dynastic arms associated with the lordship of Gotland, set above a cross pattée whose arms extend to divide the surrounding legend into four sections. The legend in uncial characters records the mint authority and date. The overall design follows the established typology of late medieval Baltic skilling coinage, with bold, deeply struck lettering framing the central heraldic device. |
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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.