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12 Skilling Dansk - Frederik IV 'TOLF' Type
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint |
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| Year | 1710-1711 |
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| Currency | Rigsdaler specie (1625-1813) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the elaborate interlaced royal cypher of Frederik IV, composed of two mirrored script 'F' characters intertwined with the numeral '4', forming a symmetrical monogram. The cypher is surmounted by a large royal crown rendered in high relief with detailed arched bands and orb finial. The surrounding legend, reading clockwise from the lower left, is divided by the crown: DEI • G • REX • DAN • NOR • V • G •, referencing the king's titles by the grace of God over Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths. The design is executed in the baroque court style typical of early eighteenth-century Danish coinage, with the monogram filling the majority of the flan. |
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| Mintage | 1710 CW; ♥ - - 1711 CW; ♥ - - |
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The "TOLF" designation marks a transitional moment in Danish monetary administration — these were struck during the Great Northern War, when Denmark was actively campaigning against Sweden and military expenditure was straining royal finances. The fractional silver coinage of this period often shows irregular alloy quality as a result of wartime metal sourcing, and the .562 fineness here sits noticeably below earlier Danish silver standards.
KM#495 is known with minor legend variations between the 1710 and 1711 issues.