VII. Keresztely was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1766 to 1808. He was born on January 29, 1749 in Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen and died on March 13, 1808 in Rendsburg. His father was King Frederick V of Denmark and Norway, and his mother Louisa of Hanover, II. Daughter of the British King George. Due to Christian's mental illness, regents mostly ruled in his stead. In 1766, when his father, the alcoholic Frigyes V, died, the barely seventeen-year-old Keresztély was proclaimed king. In the same year, he married his cousin, the fifteen-year-old Princess Karolina Matilda of Hanover. Johann Friedrich Struensee was a physician and court adviser who gained great influence over the royal power. In 1770 he became the king's personal physician and quickly became the king's confidant. Struensee introduced reforms that modernized the state, but these were unpopular with the nobles, and he was eventually arrested and executed in 1772. After coming to power, Struensee abolished the Order's constitution, which limited royal power, and introduced an absolute monarchy. the king's wife, Karolina Matilda, also came under Struensee's influence, leading to a scandal. The queen was driven out of the country in 1772 and lived in Germany after their divorce from the king. In 1801, England declared war on Denmark, which led to the Battle of Copenhagen. The war broke out because England wanted to prevent Denmark from joining the League of Armed Neutrality, which Russia led against British naval rule. These events significantly influenced the political development of Denmark and Norway in VII. During Christian's reign. However, due to the king's mental illness, regents mostly ruled the country, and the king was only the nominal head of the state.

VII. Danish King Keresztely reigned from 1766 to 1808. During this period, significant changes took place in Danish coinage. At the end of the 18th century, Denmark increasingly turned towards trade and the colonial empire. As a result, the coinage also had to meet the new requirements. In 1770, the king introduced the ten-pence denomination, which became increasingly popular in trade. In addition to the ten-pence denomination, the two-, four- and eight-pence denominations also increased significantly. In 1771, the king introduced the Danish crown denomination. The crown was ten times the value of the dime. The introduction of the crown significantly facilitated counting in trade. In 1784, the king handed over power to his son VIII. Christian to the heir to the throne. The heir to the throne continued the reform of the coinage. At the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, the Danish coinage underwent significant development. The quality and safety of money has improved significantly. The amount of coinage also increased to meet the growing needs of trade and the colonial empire.