1787 AD., German States, Schleswig-Holstein, Christian VII of Denmark, Altona mint, 1 Sechsling, KM 118.

Germany, German States (under Danish rule), Schleswig-Holstein, Christian VII of Denmark (1766-1808), Altona mint (near Hamburg), 1787 AD.,
1 Sechsling (ø 30 mm / 11,06 g), copper, ca. 11,8 g theor. mint weight, mintage 6.000.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: CR VII , crowned CR VII-monogram.
Rev.: • 1 • / SECHSLING / SCHLESW.HOLST / SCHEIDEMÜNZE / 1787. / • , 5-line legend: value, country, coin category and date between three rosettes (1 between rosettes, bottom rosette).
KM 118 (former KM C 2 ) ; Jaeger 3 ; Lange 147 ; Schön 4 ; Hede 46 .

Year / Mintage
1787 6,000,000

Schleswig-Holstein today is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Its capital city is Kiel; other notable cities are Lübeck, Flensburg and Neumünster.
The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia, the Danish name is Slesvig-Holsten, the Low German name is Sleswig-Holsteen, and the North Frisian name is Slaswik-Holstiinj. Historically, the name can also refer to a larger region, containing both present-day Schleswig-Holstein and the former South Jutland County (Northern Schleswig) in Denmark.
The Duchy of Schleswig or Southern Jutland was originally an integral part of Denmark, but was in medieval times established as a fief under the Kingdom of Denmark, with the same relation to the Danish Crown as for example Brandenburg or Bavaria vis-à-vis the Holy Roman Emperor. Around 1100 the Duke of Saxony gave Holstein, as it was his own country, to Count Adolf I of Schauenburg.

Schleswig and Holstein have at different times belonged in part or completely to either Denmark or Germany, or have been virtually independent of both nations. The exception is that Schleswig had never been part of Germany until the Second War of Schleswig in 1864. For many centuries, the King of Denmark was both a Danish Duke of Schleswig and a German Duke of Holstein, the Duke of Saxony. Essentially, Schleswig was either integrated into Denmark or was a Danish fief, and Holstein was a German fief and once a sovereign state long ago. Both were for several centuries ruled by the kings of Denmark. In 1721 all of Schleswig was united as a single duchy under the king of Denmark, and the great powers of Europe confirmed in an international treaty that all future kings of Denmark should automatically become dukes of Schleswig, and consequently Schleswig would always follow the same line of succession as the one chosen in the Kingdom of Denmark.