In 1619, Denmark began minting silver coins imitating Russian kopecks. The Danes called them "Doennings." The obverse of the coins depicted the traditional Russian horseman with a spear, while the reverse sides bore the name of the Danish king Christian IV, or the names of Russian tsars.
The minting of Russo-Danish kopecks bearing the name of Christian IV may also have been sanctioned by the Russian government due to the need to provide currency for the inhabitants of Lapland—an object of claims by both Russia and Denmark. However, the placement of the names of Russian tsars on coins minted in Denmark relegates them to the category of counterfeits.
