Obverse

Head of King Christian IX facing right. Date below neck, dividing mintmark and Mint Master initials.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CHRISTIAN IX | D: G: DANIAE V: G: REX
1873 CS

Translation: Christian IX, by the grace of God, King of Denmark, of the Vandals and the Goths

Reverse

Value within a wreath made two two crossed oak branches

Script: Latin

Lettering:
4
SKILLING
R: M:

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Danish Mint (Den Kongelige Mønt), Copenhagen, Denmark (1739-date)

Marks

RHPetr Rasmus Hinnerup, Mint Master, Royal Danish Mint (1861-1869)CSDiderik Christian Andreas Svendsen, Mint Master, Royal Danish Mint (1869-1893)