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| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1764 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | * IIII * SKILLING DANSKE 1764 H.S.K. |
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Frederik V's reign saw Denmark's billon small change debased repeatedly to fund the costs of maintaining neutrality during the Seven Years' War — a policy that cost money in diplomatic maneuvering even without direct military engagement. The 4 Skilling issues of this period circulated hard through a cash-hungry domestic economy, and surviving examples in better condition are genuinely scarce.
KM#598 is specific to the 1764 date within a short run of related types from the Copenhagen mint.