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1⁄12 Skilling - Carl XIII Pattern strike
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1812 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays the fractional denomination '1/12' flanked by two Swedish triple-crowns (tre kronor) at upper left and right, with a third crown positioned centrally below the value. The denomination 'SKILLING' is inscribed in bold lettering across the middle of the field, and the date '1812' appears in the lower field beneath the third crown, all contained within a beaded inner circle and milled outer border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Carl XIII was childless and aging when Sweden's Riksdag elected the French marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte as crown prince in 1810 — a political maneuver designed to court Napoleon's favor and potentially recover Finland, lost to Russia in 1809. Pattern strikes from this period often reflect the administrative uncertainty of a monarchy in rapid dynastic transition, with coin types being tested and abandoned as the new Bernadotte order asserted itself before Carl's death in 1818.