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1⁄12 Riksdaler Specie - Carl XIV Johan Lead Pattern
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1829 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Carl XIV Johan facing right, rendered in a neoclassical style with naturalistic curly hair. A beaded border frames the entire design. The circular legend reads CARL XIV SVER. N. G. OCH V. KONUNG, meaning 'Carl XIV, King of Sweden, Norway, the Goths and the Wends', distributed around the effigy. |
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| Reverse description | Crowned royal shield of Sweden within the chain of an order, with the divided denomination numeral flanking the shield at left and right. The date 1829 appears below, along with the mintmaster's mark. A beaded border surrounds the design. |
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Carl XIV Johan — born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a French Napoleonic marshal — spent much of his Swedish reign navigating the awkward politics of a foreign king on a Nordic throne. Pattern coinage from his era often reflects the monetary experimentation of a state still adjusting its specie system following the upheavals of the Napoleonic period. Lead patterns were struck as die trials or presentation pieces to test designs before committing to silver production, and rarely left official hands.