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2 Skilling Dansk - Frederik II Frederiksborg mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Denmark |
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| Year | 1582-1585 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ∞ II ∞ SKILLI NCK.DA NSKE ∞ 82 ∞ .NORWEGIE.VAND: ♁ .GOTORO:Q:REX. (Translation: King of Norway, of the Wends and the Goths) |
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Frederik II's Frederiksborg mint operated for only a handful of years in the 1580s, functioning as a secondary royal facility while the Copenhagen mint handled the bulk of production. Coins struck there carry a distinct mint mark and are meaningfully scarcer than their Copenhagen counterparts — the short operational window guaranteed limited output.
The billon alloy reflects deliberate royal policy: sustained warfare with Sweden during the Northern Seven Years' War had drained Danish silver reserves, and the monetary debasement that followed persisted well into the subsequent reign.