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1 Mark - Karl as Duke of Södermanland
| Issuer | Duchy of Södermanland |
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| Year | 1586-1587 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the quartered arms of Södermanland, surmounted by a ducal crown. The shield is flanked by the date numerals and set within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend in Latin reads along the outer rim within a raised border, identifying the issuer and duchy. |
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| Obverse lettering | MONETA NOVA DUCATUS SUDERMANNIE |
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Karl of Södermanland — the future Karl IX of Sweden — operated his duchy with a degree of fiscal independence that repeatedly alarmed the Riksråd. His decision to strike ducal coinage in the 1580s was less an administrative convenience than a political assertion, pushing against the boundaries set by his brother Johan III, with whom he maintained a relationship of barely managed hostility for most of this decade.
The series was short-lived. Central pressure from Stockholm effectively curtailed independent ducal minting, making the production window for this type extremely narrow.