King Gustav IV Adolf head with long flowing hair facing right. Legend around rim.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
GUSTAF
IV ADOLPH SV • G • OCH W • K • (Translation: Gustaf IV Adolf King of Sweden, of the Goths and the Wends)
Reverse description
Crowned lined orb with the three crowns of Sweden within the chain of the Order of Seraphims. The crown has a radiant star above its tip with King`s motto further above. Date is below, above a line, at both sides of the chain. Below the chain, in the exergue, in a brick wall pattern, the Arms of the province of Småland: a rampant lion holding a crossbow. The presence of these Arms indicates that the gold for the coin was obtained from the mines of Ädelfors, in the province of Småland.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
GUD OCH FOLKET •
O• L•
17 96 (Translation: God and the people)