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1 Öre - Gustav II Adolf Stockholm mint, type II
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1615-1625 |
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| Value | 1 Öre (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the wheatsheaf arms of the House of Vasa within a beaded inner circle, flanked by the initials 'G' and 'R' (for Gustavus Rex) on either side of the device. A circular Latin legend runs outside the inner circle, incorporating the date, attributing the coin to the Swedish crown. The design is characteristic of early seventeenth-century Swedish hammered coinage, with the dynastic symbol prominently centred. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts the crowned Folkung lion passant holding an axe, accompanied by the three crowns of Sweden, all contained within a beaded inner circle. A circular Latin legend surrounds the inner circle, identifying the piece as a new coin and stating its denomination in öre. The heraldic devices are rendered in the conventional style of early Vasa-period Swedish copper and billon coinage. |
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Gustav II Adolf's early copper-silver issues were minted against the backdrop of Sweden's aggressive military expansion into the Baltic — campaigns that demanded constant war financing and drove the crown to extract every possible fraction of seigniorage from its coinage. The billon content of these pieces reflects that fiscal pressure directly. Type II of KM#71 is distinguished from the earlier issue by minor die characteristics at the Stockholm mint, a distinction that matters more to the series specialist than the casual collector.