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1 Skilling - Søren Norby Visby
| Silver | 4.06 g | 26 mm |
| Issuer | Gotland (Sweden) |
|---|---|
| Governor | Søren Norby (1517-1525) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1524-1525 |
| Value | 1 Skilling |
| Currency | Skilling (1448-1565) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.06 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#149767 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Three lions stacked in crowned shield over cross that divides the surrounding legend into four sections.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: MO · NO - WISB - ICEN - 1524
Lettering (regular font): MO · NO - WISB - ICEN - 1524
Unabridged legend: Moneta Nova Wisbycensis.
Translation: New coinage of Visby.
Engraver: Søren Norby
Edge
Plain
Comment
While Søren Norby was not a king, he was the one who struck the coin, and he struck it in his own name.The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.
1524:
1) SEVERIN · NORBI / MO · NO - VA · WI - SBIC - 1524
2) SEVERIN · NORBI / MO · NO - WISB - ICEN - 1524
1525:
1) SEVERIN · NORBI / MO · NO - WISB - ICEN - 15Z5
Interesting fact
The 1 Skilling coin from Gotland (Sweden) made of Silver weighing 4.06g, features an image of Søren Norby, a Danish nobleman and Bishop of Linköping, on one side, and the coat of arms of Visby, a city on the island of Gotland, on the other side.
