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1 Sechsling - Charles XI

Issuer Swedish dominion of Pomerania (German States)
Year 1684-1687
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description The Pomeranian griffin passant displayed within a beaded inner circle, with the mint master's initials below the griffin in the field. A circular legend surrounds the central device, reading CAROL XI D S P D in Latin characters, identifying Charles XI as Duke of Swedish Pomerania. The lettering is rendered in an early Baroque style typical of late 17th-century German State coinage.
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Reverse description Five-line inscription in the field, presenting the denomination as a fraction of the Reichsthaler: '96 / EINER / REICHS / TALER' with the date below, here '1684'. The numerals and lettering are boldly struck in a plain field with a beaded border, following the standard format for small-denomination Swedish Pomeranian coinage of the period.
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