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2 Skilling - Christian V
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1673 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#114, Rønning#102, Rønning#102a, Skaare#591 |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and issuing authority are presented in four lines of text across the central field, with the Roman numeral II flanked by decorative stars on either side, followed by SKILLING DANSKE and the date 1673 below, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The layout follows the conventional typographic style of Danish-Norwegian billon coinage of the period, with stop punctuation separating individual elements of the legend. |
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| Reverse lettering | * II * SKILLING DANSKE · 1673 · |
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Christian V inherited a Danish-Norwegian realm still adjusting to the monetary reforms pushed through by his father Frederik III, who had used coinage debasement aggressively to finance wars against Sweden. The billon skilling denominations issued in Norway during the 1670s reflect a treasury unwilling to commit silver to small change — the .281 fineness is barely above copper coinage in practical terms.
The dual Rønning references (102 and 102a) indicate a documented die variety exists for this year, distinguishing between at least two obverse or reverse die states in specialist literature.