Schleswig-Holstein 1808-MF 20 schilling
This specimen was lot 838 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN: Christian VII, 1784-1808, AR 20 schilling, 1808, initials MF/B, minor haymarking, attractive album toning, XF. With title 'By the Grace of God, King of Denmark and Norway, and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig and Holstein.'" This one-third thaler was struck 1787-88, 1797 and 1808 by the king of Denmark in his capacity as duke of Schleswig-Holstein. The initials MF stood for Michael Flor, mintmaster at Altona 1787-1818. Christian VII was insane for most of his reign and the government was in the hands of regents, including his stepmother and later his son. Schleswig was Danish-speaking while Holstein was German; the conflicts arising therefrom led to the whole region being conquered and annexed by Prussia in the 1860's.
Recorded mintage: 124,000.
Specification: 9.63 g, 0.875 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-130.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014..
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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