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1/2 Öre - Gustav II Adolf
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1615 |
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| Value | 1/2 Ore (1⁄96) |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA NOVA SVECIAE |
| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
Gustav II Adolf's early coinage was issued against the backdrop of simultaneous wars with Denmark, Russia, and Poland — a strategic overextension that strained Swedish finances severely enough to drive the crown toward debased alloys. The .203 fineness of this piece is not incidental; it reflects deliberate fiscal policy during a period when full-silver coinage was simply not sustainable.
SM#80 places this among the earliest standardized small copper-silver issues of Gustav's reign, before the massive Falun copper revenues reshaped Swedish monetary production entirely.