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2 Skilling - Frederik V
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1747-1756 |
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| Composition | Billon (.344 silver) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the Norwegian lion passant, crowned and rampant, facing left and bearing a halbert axe in its forepaws, rendered in the heraldic tradition consistent with the Danish-Norwegian royal arms. The lion occupies the central field, enclosed by a beaded inner circle. The peripheral legend records the denomination, currency attribution, and date. |
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| Mintage | 1747 - - 6,700 1756 - - |
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Norway was under Danish rule throughout Frederik V's reign, and these small billon pieces circulated across a kingdom administered from Copenhagen with little regard for local economic conditions. The skilling denominations of this period were chronically short-supplied relative to demand, particularly in rural Norwegian markets where trade relied heavily on small change that the crown was never fully motivated to produce in adequate quantities.
The .344 fineness places this squarely in the debased billon issues that characterized mid-18th century Scandinavian minor coinage — a deliberate policy, not a production lapse.