Denmark 1856 skilling rigsmont

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

Skillings rigsmønt are recorded from the Copenhagen mint (shown here) and the Altona mint for 1856-72 as part of the coinage reform of 1854. The coinage was reformed again in 1874 to a fully decimal system and this denomination was dropped in favor of the two øre.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not especially rare.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 763.

Source:

• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1853-♔ VS rigsbankskilling
• 1855-♔ VS rigsdaler, Copenhagen mint
• 1855-♁ FF rigsdaler
• 1855-♔ VS double rigsdaler, Copenhagen mint
• 1855-♁ FF double rigsdaler, Altona mint
• Denmark 1856-VS 4 skilling rigsmont
• 1856-♔ 16 skilling rigsmønt
• 1856-FA double frederiks d'or
• 1857 ½ skilling rigsmønt
• Coins and currency dated 1856
• return to coins of Denmark