The "broken neck" variety — so called by Danish collectors for a die flaw or cutting anomaly affecting the king's portrait — distinguishes this short-lived issue from the standard 1810–1811 2 Skilling production. Frederik VI had only recently assumed full royal authority after decades as crown prince regent, his father Christian VII having been incapacitated by mental illness since the 1770s.
The "broken neck" variety — so called by Danish collectors for a die flaw or cutting anomaly affecting the king's portrait — distinguishes this short-lived issue from the standard 1810–1811 2 Skilling production. Frederik VI had only recently assumed full royal authority after decades as crown prince regent, his father Christian VII having been incapacitated by mental illness since the 1770s.