Guest John Posted February 4, 2005 Posted February 4, 2005 Copper Coin, a little larger that an american quarter kind of like a slug for a car wash. On the front top Center is a crown underneath the crown is a shield that pretty much takes up the whole coin to the left of the shield looks to be the letters CV, to the right on the shield it looks like Jon. On the Back of the coin1 at the topKilling species in the middle2 hammers crossing eachother at the bottomIf you know what this may be let me know.johngalek@hotmail.com Quote
smudge Posted February 4, 2005 Posted February 4, 2005 Could be a token, any chance of posting a picture? You have to register to post. Quote
kuhli Posted February 4, 2005 Posted February 4, 2005 It is a Norwegian 1 skilling. Information from : 1996 Standard Catalog of World Coin, by Chester Krause and Clifford Mischler.NorwayKM#2861 skilling (120 skilling = 1 speciedaler)mintage of 3,817,000 including coins dated both 1819 and 1820catalog value is US$3.00 in VG, US$7.00 in F. To the left it should be a larger C with XIV within it, to the right should be Joh. This is the monogram for the Swedish king Carl XIV Johan. Norway was under Danish rule until 1814, when if fell under Swedish rule until independence in 1905. Quote
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