Denmark - 1790

Marriage Jeton
Obverse - Denmark - 4 Skilling - 1807 Reverse - Denmark - 4 Skilling - 1807
Obverse - Cypher of Frederik VI (1768-1839), surmounted by a crown.
Legend, HANS AVKOM BLIVE E VINDELIG OG HANS THRONE SAA LÆNGE SOM SOLEN
Exergue, FORM : D . 31 . IUL . 1790
(July 31, 1790, date of wedding of Frederik VI to Marie Sophia Frederica of Hesse-Cassel.)
Reverse - A plinth with a balance, sword and branch. This is topped by a circle embossed with C7 (Christian VII, father of Frederik VI)
Legend,

PSALMEN . 72 . VERSET 1 . 2.
(1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.)

Exergue, FØD . D: 28 . IAN . 1768
(January 28, 1768, Birthdate of Frederik VI)
Size, 31 mm.
 
It is a guess that this is a marriage jeton. However since the dates match both for Frederik VI's birth and marriage and no subsequent dates occur I'm pretty confident. If anyone can give me a translation of the obverse legend I'd appreciate it.
The initials on the reverse appear to be I.E.B. This means the piece was probably engraved by Johann Ephraim Bauert, a Swede in the service of the Danish mint. If this is one of his pieces it was engraved near the end of his career.
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