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8 Skilling Dansk - Christian IV Frederiksborg mint
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1622-1623 |
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| Thickness | 0.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned royal cypher of Christian IV, rendered as an interlaced 'C4' monogram beneath a royal crown. The devotional motto letters R, F, and P are arranged in a triangular configuration around the monogram, with R and P flanking the sides and F positioned above, all within or adjacent to the crown. The design is characteristic of early seventeenth-century Danish hammered coinage, with bold, deeply struck lettering on an irregular flan. The monogram and surrounding elements are set in an unadorned field without a formal border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the denomination and date arranged in three horizontal lines across the coin's field, typical of small-denomination Danish hammered silver of the Christian IV period. The numeral '8' appears at the top, followed by the abbreviated denomination 'SKILLI' on the second line, and the date '1622' on the third line, rendered in large, bold characters. Two pellets flank the numeral '8' at the top of the field, serving as decorative separators. The strike is characteristically irregular, reflecting the hammered production technique of the Frederiksborg mint. The legends are clear and well-centered despite the uneven flan. |
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Christian IV established the Frederiksborg mint in 1619, operating it within the palace complex itself — an unusual arrangement driven by his desire for direct royal oversight of coin production. The 8 Skilling denomination was central to Denmark's monetary reorganization following the currency chaos of the early Thirty Years' War period, during which debased coinage from German states was flooding Scandinavian trade routes.
Production at Frederiksborg was short-lived. The mint closed by 1623, making this a narrow two-year window for the type.