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24 Skilling - Frederik V
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1763-1765 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#9 |
| Obverse description | Central device comprises the elaborately interlaced royal cypher of Frederik V — the conjoined letters 'F' and '5' rendered in a bold script monogram — surmounted by an ornate royal crown with arched bands and cross finial. The monogram is presented in high relief against a flat field. The circumferential legend, separated by dot stops, reads D·G·DAN·NOR·VAN·GOT·REX, affirming the king's sovereignty by divine grace over Denmark, Norway, the Wends, and the Goths. The overall design is characteristic of the restrained Baroque engraving style prevalent at the Copenhagen Mint in the mid-eighteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a detailed depiction of a fully-rigged, multi-masted Danish sailing warship (man-of-war) shown broadside at sea, with pennants flying from each mast, rendered in fine engraved detail. The date appears in the lower portion of the field, below the vessel, flanked by dot stops. The circumferential legend, reading clockwise and separated by dot stops, bears the denomination and mint designation: XXIIII·SKIL·DANSKE·AMERICANSK·M, identifying these coins as struck for circulation in the Danish American colonies. The border is a plain raised rim, and the overall composition reflects the maritime commercial importance of the Danish colonial trade in this period. |
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| Mintage | 1763 - - 64,000 1764 - - 136,000 1765 - - 31,000 |
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