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1 Ducat - Christina
| Issuer | Swedish Crown (Pomerania) |
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| Year | 1646-1654 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1630-1815) |
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| Reverse description | A quartered heraldic shield displaying the combined arms of the Swedish Crown territories in Pomerania, featuring multiple quarters with various lions, griffins, and other dynastic charges rendered in high relief. The shield is ornately framed and occupies the central field. The date 1646 appears at the top of the field, flanking the shield, while the surrounding legend MONETA. NOVA. DVCA. POMERANIAE. runs continuously around the periphery between the beaded border and the rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA. NOVA. DVCA. POMERANIAE. 1646 |
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Christina abdicated the Swedish throne in 1654, converting to Catholicism and departing for Rome — a scandal that shook Protestant Europe. These ducats were struck in Swedish Pomerania, the Baltic coastal territory Sweden had secured through the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, one of the most consequential diplomatic settlements of the century. Pomeranian gold issues under Christina are meaningfully scarcer than their Swedish metropolitan counterparts, reflecting the province's more limited mint output rather than any single production decision.
The .986 fineness aligns with the standard ducat specification maintained across most of northern Europe, facilitating use in international trade settlement along the Baltic coast.