| Issuer | Danish West Indies (1730-1917) |
| Year | 1740 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Skilling (1⁄48) |
| Currency | Rigsdaler (1740-1849) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 1.5 g |
| Dimensions | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#3, SIEG#2, Hede#2 |
| Obverse description | Crowned monogram |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | NORV·VAN·G·D.GREX·DAN·
C6 (Translation: Christian VI by the grace of god King of Denmark and Norway, the Wends and the Goths) |
| Reverse description | Denomination within circle |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | DE DANSK · AMERIC · EYLAND · KAAB ·
MYNT
· II ·
SKILLING
DANSKE ·
· 1740 ·
· C ♥W . (Translation: 2 Danish Skillings from the mint of the Danish American Islands) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | C♥W Royal Danish Mint (Den Kongelige Mønt), Copenhagen, Denmark (1739-date) |
| Mintage | 1740 C♥W - - 12 000 |
| Catalog ID | 2517173840 |
| Comments |
