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2 Skilling - Frederik IV
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1719-1725 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#218, Rønning#142a, Skaare#646 |
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| Reverse lettering | II SKILLING DANSK |
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| Mint | Kongsberg Mint |
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Frederik IV's Norwegian coinage of this period was administered under Danish crown authority — Norway had no independent mint policy and wouldn't until 1814. The Kongsberg mint, opened in 1686 to exploit local silver deposits, struck these billon pieces during a stretch when the great Northern War was winding down and Danish-Norwegian finances were badly strained by decades of military expenditure against Sweden.
The .281 fineness reflects genuine fiscal pressure, not technical limitation. Kongsberg was fully capable of finer work.