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2 Mark Klipping - Christian II
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1531 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | C |
| Reverse description | The crowned Norwegian lion rampant to sinister, brandishing a halberd, depicted within a shield occupying the central field. The date 1531 appears above the shield, serving as the sole legend on this face. The design is executed in a rudimentary hammered style consistent with klipping emergency coinage, with the irregular planchet edges encroaching upon the devices. |
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Christian II had already been deposed as King of Denmark and Sweden by 1523, but his claim to Norway remained contested. The 1531 klipping was struck in connection with his attempted reconquest — he landed in Norway that year with a mercenary force and briefly held parts of the country before being captured the following year by his uncle Frederick I. Coins struck during this episode were emergency issues, their irregular clipped-square form a direct consequence of expedient minting under military pressure.
Skaare 316 is among the rarest survivals from Christian II's Norwegian campaign.