Frederik IV Denmark - 2 Skilling Danske 1715, Glückstadt

Country: Denmark
King Frederik IV of Denmark and Norway (1671-1699-1730).
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1715 (1714-1716)
Value: 2 Skilling Danske = 1 Skilling Lybsk (1⁄48)
Currency: Glückstadt - Speciedaler (1617-1773)
Composition: Silver (.365)
Weight: 0.75 g.
Diameter: 16 mm
Shape: round
Grade: F12
Mint: Glückstadt 
Orientation: Coin Alignment ↑↑
References: KM# 4

Obverse:
Crowned King's double mirrored monogram. Legend surrounding, along the rim.

Lettering:
F44F
.D . G .REX . DAN & NOR .

Translation: Frederik IV Dei Gratia King of Denmark and Norway.

Reverse:
Crowned Shield of Denmark divides mintmark at sides. Date and value in letters around rim, as legend.

Lettering:
C W
* II SKIL DANSKE 1715 *

Edge:
Smooth.

Comments:
Glückstadt is a town in the Steinburg district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Lower Elbe at the confluence of the small Rhin river, about 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Altona. Glückstadt is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (Metropolregion Hamburg).

Glückstadt was founded in 1617 on the marsh lands along the Elbe by the Duke of Holstein, King Christian IV of Denmark, who had levees and fortifications built as well as a ducal residence. Its name translates to English literally as "Luck City" or "Fortune City". As Christian IV promised the settlers tax exemption and freedom of religion, Glückstadt soon became an important trading centre, intended to compete with the Imperial city of Hamburg, located upstream on the Elbe. Calvinists, Remonstrants and Mennonites (Anabaptists) from the Netherlands settled here, as well as Sephardic Jews and Catholics.

Riferimento : KM# 4

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Collezione : Kingdom of Denmark