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2 Skilling - Frederik IV
| Issuer | Denmark-Norway (Frederik IV) |
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| Year | 1700-1714 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by an elaborately interlaced royal cypher of Frederik IV — the crowned, intertwined script initials 'F4' rendered as a decorative monogram with foliate flourishes and scrollwork. Surmounting the monogram is a large royal crown with arched bands and orb finial, rendered in high relief. The field is plain and unlettered, with no surrounding legend, the entire design contained within a plain inner border and a milled outer rim. |
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| Mint | ⚒ Royal Norwegian Mint (Den Kongelige Mynt), Kongsberg, Norway (1686-date) |
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Frederik IV's long war against Sweden — the Great Northern War, which Denmark entered in 1709 following Charles XII's catastrophic defeat at Poltava — placed extraordinary fiscal strain on the Danish-Norwegian treasury, and the debased billon coinage of this period reflects that pressure directly. The .344 fineness is notably low even by contemporary small-denomination standards, a deliberate policy to stretch silver supplies while maintaining nominal face values.
Rønning 141 and Skaare 646 cross-reference minor die variations within this run; collectors working the series seriously will want to distinguish them.