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1/2 Mark - Gustav Vasa Bust type IV
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1559-1560 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored effigy of King Gustav Vasa facing right, wearing a crown and full plate armor, with a sword raised over his right shoulder. The bust extends partially beyond an inner beaded or linear circle, creating a characteristic bust-breaking-circle composition typical of mid-16th century Swedish coinage. The royal legend is disposed around the effigy in the outer field, rendered in Latin majuscules. |
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| Reverse description | A crowned, ornate shield of arms is centered within a beaded inner circle, bearing the Three Crowns of Sweden quartered with the Vasa sheaf device on a small escutcheon at center. The last two digits of the date are placed at either side of the central Vasa escutcheon within the shield. The outer legend, a Scriptural citation in Latin, surrounds the beaded circle in the field. |
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| Mintage | 1559 - SM# 131 - 1560 - SM# 132 - |
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