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1 Ducat - Gustav IV Adolf 3rd portrait
| Issuer | Royal Swedish Mint |
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| Year | 1799-1809 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat (2) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the Swedish coat of arms — a crowned orb bearing three open crowns arranged two over one — set within a wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base with a decorative bow. A large royal crown surmounts the shield above. The legend GUD OCH FOLKET • (God and the People) arcs across the upper field. Below the wreath, the mint master's initials C • L and the date of issue are separated by a six-pointed star or rosette ornament, all within a plain inner circle framing the reverse design. |
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Gustav IV Adolf's reign ended in a military coup in March 1809 — officers who blamed him for the catastrophic loss of Finland to Russia deposed him in his bedchamber at Stockholm. His coinage was struck across a decade of near-continuous military humiliation, including the Finnish War and Sweden's forced participation in Napoleon's Continental System. The 3rd portrait ducat spans almost the entire reign, making terminus examples from 1808–1809 historically loaded pieces.
Fr#77 is the Friedberg reference for this type within the Swedish gold series. The .976 fineness is characteristically high for Swedish ducats of the period, a standard the Stockholm mint maintained with unusual consistency into the nineteenth century.