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1⁄12 Thaler - Charles XI 1682
| Issuer | Duchy of Bremen-Verden |
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| Year | 1682 |
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| Weight | 3.02 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a crowned royal cypher of Charles XI — two interlaced script 'C' monograms surmounted by an elaborate royal crown. The monogram rests above a tied laurel branch at the base. The surrounding legend reads CAROLUS XI REX SUECIAE, separated by dots, running clockwise within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Bremen-Verden existed as a Swedish possession from 1648, awarded to the Swedish crown at the Peace of Westphalia despite being a German-speaking territory with no prior Swedish connection. Charles XI, who issued this coin, was actively consolidating royal authority through his reduktion policy — a systematic reclamation of noble-held crown lands that reshaped Swedish fiscal power across all its territories, including the German duchies. Provincial coinage like this 1/12 Thaler denominated in the local north German taler system rather than Swedish marks, a practical concession to the region's established monetary habits and its trade ties with Hamburg and Lübeck.