24 Skilling - Frederik V Pattern strike

Frederik V never ruled Norway independently — it was then a Danish possession, and coins struck in his name for Norwegian circulation were issued under the authority of the Danish crown. This 1753 piece is a pattern, meaning it was submitted for royal or administrative approval rather than released to circulation, and Hede's classification of it as 2A indicates it is among the earliest documented trials for this denomination under his reign. Pattern strikes for Norwegian issues from this period are exceptionally rare survivors; most were either melted, retained in royal cabinets, or lost entirely to institutional dispersal over the following century.