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1 Rundstück - Carl XI Lion facing right
| Issuer | Reval, City of |
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| Year | 1664 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | Central crowned shield displaying three stacked lions passant, a heraldic device associated with the arms of the City of Reval, with the denomination split as 1-R flanking the shield. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, identifying this as a new coin of the city of Reval. The overall layout follows the standard format of Swedish-administered Baltic civic coinage of the 1660s. |
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| Reverse lettering | MON : NOV : CIVIT : REVAL : 1 - R (Translation: Moneta Nova Civitatis Revaliensis New coin of the city of Reval) |
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Reval — modern Tallinn — operated under Swedish rule from 1561, and by 1664 the city retained a degree of municipal autonomy that included the right to strike its own small silver coinage. The Rundstück was a local denomination peculiar to the Baltic towns under Swedish administration, filling a gap in everyday commerce that Stockholm's own issues rarely reached. Carl XI was only eight years old when this coin was struck; Sweden was governed by a regency council, and the king's name appeared on civic issues more as a statement of fealty than royal directive.
Ahlström 123b distinguishes this variety by the lion's rightward orientation, separating it from the more frequently encountered left-facing type.