Denmark:Money

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Danish Crown or piece of 4 Marck, Christian V., 1693

History

The specie system, correlating with the German Reichsthaler, was ultimately superseded by the kurant system. Sums were, however, still given in rigsdaler, mark and skilling.

Specie
1 rigsdaler = 6 marck
= 96 skilling
1 marck = 16 skilling
1 skilling
Kurant
1 krone = 4 marck
1 sletdaler = 4 marck
1 daler = 2 marck
1 rigsort = 1½ marck
= 24 skilling
1 marck = 16 skilling
1 skilling


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