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8 Skilling Dansk - Christian IV Frederiksborg mint
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1622-1623 |
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| Composition | Silver (.888) |
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| Obverse lettering | RFP (= REGNA FIRMAT PIETAS) C4 (Translation: Piety strengthens the realms) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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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.