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1/2 Riksdaler - Gustav II Adolf Type I
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1631 |
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| Weight | 14.62 g |
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| Obverse description | Half-length effigy of King Gustav II Adolf facing right, armored and holding a mace in his right hand and an orb in his left, with decorative ornamentation displayed behind his left shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the baroque style characteristic of early seventeenth-century Swedish coinage. A Latin royal legend encircles the effigy within the field. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of Christ facing forward, holding an orb in his left hand and raising his right hand in benediction, set within the coin field. The figure is rendered in a formal ecclesiastical style with drapery indicated around the body. A Latin legend surrounds the central device, invoking divine authority in accordance with Swedish royal iconographic tradition of the period. |
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| Mintage | 1631 |
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