1 Riksdaler - Gustav II Adolf Laureate head - Type I

€1.00
IssuerSweden
Year1615-1616
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value6 Mark = 1 Riksdaler
CurrencyFirst riksdaler (1598-1665)
CompositionSilver (.875)
Weight28.56 g
Dimensions44.85 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#69, Dav EC II#4515
Obverse descriptionArmored laureate half-figure of King Gustav Adolf, with raised right arm holding a scepter behind the shoulder and a folded band. King`s figure is encircled by two lines of legend. Radiant name of Jehovah in hebrew above King`s head, inside the lines.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering( יהוה ) GVSTAVVS · ADOLF · D:G · DESIGN · REX · SVECIÆ ·&· PRINCEPS · HÆ GLORIA · ALTISSIMO * SVORVM · REFUGIO
(Translation: Gustav (II) Adolf by the Grace of God, hereditary prince and designed King of Sweden)
Reverse descriptionMantled standing figure of Jesus with raised blessing right arm and Globus Cruciger in outstretched left hand. At left a crown is above three complex-shaped shields in a triangular frame: above the left one has the Three Crowns of Sweden while the right one has the Folkungs Lion. Below the two is a shield with Vasa Arms. Figure of Jesus and the shields are inside a beaded circle with legend outside and date at end.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering* SALVATOR * MVNDI * SALVA * NOS * 16 | 16 *
(Translation: Savior of the World, save us)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1615  - HÆ -
1615  - HÆR -
1615  - HÆRE -
1616  - HÆ -
1616  - HÆRE -
Catalog ID2811006720
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