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2 Skilling - Christian III Copenhagen mint
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1536 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | CRISTIANI D:G. REX. DANIE. ET. N. (Translation: Christian (III) King of Denmark and Norway by the Grace of God) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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1536 was the year Christian III consolidated his grip on Denmark following the Count's War, imprisoning the Catholic bishops and formally establishing Lutheranism as the state religion — a political rupture that required an immediate reassertion of royal monetary authority. This coin is among the earliest issues of his reign, struck at Copenhagen in the chaotic months when the new order was still being imposed by force.
The billon content reflects a silver supply under genuine strain from years of civil conflict.