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The skilling (pronounced ''shilling'' in English) was the
The skilling began to be minted in Norway in the 1510s. From 1816, the Norwegian skilling () was equivalent to of a speciedaler, and before that of a rigsdaler specie, or of a rigsdaler courant. It was introduced in Norway in the early 16th century and was abolished 1875.
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also ...
n equivalent of the shilling
The shilling is a historical coin, and the name of a unit of modern currency, currencies formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, other British Commonwealth countries and Ireland, where they were generally equivalent to 1 ...
. It was used as a subdivision of the various kinds of currencies named rigsdaler in use throughout Scandinavia, including the Danish rigsdaler, the Norwegian rigsdaler, and the Swedish riksdaler.
Denmark
The skilling began to be minted in Denmark in the 1440s under Christopher of Bavaria. From 1625 to 1873, one Danish skilling () was equivalent to of a rigsdaler. King Christian IX abolished the rigsdaler and skilling in favor of the kroner and ører in 1873. The word is still used colloquially for a small but unspecified amount of money ("lille skilling").Norway
The skilling began to be minted in Norway in the 1510s. From 1816, the Norwegian skilling () was equivalent to of a speciedaler, and before that of a rigsdaler specie, or of a rigsdaler courant. It was introduced in Norway in the early 16th century and was abolished 1875.
Sweden
During the 19th century, one Swedish skilling () was equivalent to of a riksdaler. It was in use between 1776 and 1855.See also
*Austrian schilling
The schilling (German language, German: ''Schilling''; ) is a former currency of Austria from 1925 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling t ...
* Scandinavian Monetary Union
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