12 Skilling - Frederik V 1748 front 12 Skilling - Frederik V 1748 back
12 Skilling - Frederik V 1748 photo
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12 Skilling - Frederik V

1748 year
Silver (.500) 3.248 g 24 mm
Description
Issuer
United States Virgin Islands › Danish West Indies (1730-1917)
King
Frederick V (1746-1766)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1748
Value
12 Skilling (⅛)
Currency
Rigsdaler (1740-1849)
Composition
Silver (.500)
Weight
3.248 g
Diameter
24 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-09
References
Numista
N#120733
Rarity index
92%

Reverse

Ship sailing left within circle. Date below ship inside the circle. Legend outside, along the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
XII. SKIL. DANSK. FOR. DE. DANSK. AMERIC. INSULER.
.1748.

Translation: 12 Danish Skilling for the Danish American islands

Edge

Plain

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 12 Skilling coin from the United States Virgin Islands › Danish West Indies (1730-1917) is that it was minted during a time when the islands were under Danish rule, and it features an image of King Frederik V of Denmark on one side and the Danish coat of arms on the other. This coin was part of a series of coins minted during the Danish colonial period in the Caribbean, and it is a unique piece of history that reflects the cultural and economic exchange between Denmark and the Virgin Islands during that time.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1748  85000 - - - - - -

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