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8 Skilling Dansk - Frederik V Type 1
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint |
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| Year | 1763 |
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| Composition | Silver (.592) |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the elaborately engraved crowned royal cypher of Frederik V, composed of an interlaced script 'F' and 'V' monogram rendered in baroque style, surmounted by a royal crown with arched bands and orb. The field is plain and uncluttered, allowing the monogram to dominate. The peripheral legend encircles the device, reading PRUDENTIA ET CONSTANTIA, meaning 'With Prudence and Constancy,' in raised Latin letters. The coin's rim is bordered by a fine toothed or milled inner ring. |
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| Mintage | 1763 |
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Frederik V's reign saw Denmark experimenting with skilling denominations as part of broader efforts to stabilize a currency system strained by the costs of maintaining neutrality during the Seven Years' War — a posture that was expensive in its own right. The 1763 date places this piece in the immediate aftermath of that conflict, when Danish merchants were aggressively expanding Baltic trade and reliable small silver was genuinely scarce in circulation.
The .592 fineness reflects a deliberate reduction from earlier standards, a compromise between silver availability and the need to keep fractional coinage in circulation at all.