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2 Skilling Klipping - Christian II

Issuer Norway
Year 1531-1532
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Reference(s) Skaare#319
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Obverse script Latin
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Mintage ND (1531-1532)
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Christian II struck these klippings during his attempt to reclaim the Scandinavian throne after his deposition in 1523. Minted at Akershus under emergency conditions, the square-cut fabric reflects the speed and desperation of his Norwegian campaign rather than any established mint practice. His reconquest ultimately failed; he was captured in 1532 and spent the remaining 27 years of his life imprisoned at Sønderborg and later Kalundborg Castle.

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