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1/4 Daler / 1 Ort - Karl 'Lord Protector' Type II
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1600-1603 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1 |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Hebrew |
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| Mintage | 1600 - - 1603 - - |
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Karl, Duke of Södermanland, issued this coin while holding the title of regent — not yet king — following the deposition of his nephew Sigismund III in 1599. The "Lord Protector" designation reflects the constitutional ambiguity of his position during those years; he did not formally assume the crown as Karl IX until 1604. The coinage was therefore struck under a ruler who technically had no royal authority to strike coinage at all, which explains the unusual titulature.
Sweden's monetary system of this period denominated silver coins in both dalers and ortar simultaneously, the 1/4 daler and 1 ort being equivalent — a duality that persisted into the later carolingian reforms.