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1 Søsling - Christian III Copenhagen
| Issuer | Gotland |
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| Year | 1554 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A ram passant to the left with head turned to face right, its hindquarters accompanied by a waving banner or flag. The central device is enclosed within a beaded or linear border and surrounded by a circular Latin legend in the outer field identifying the issuing authority of Gotland. |
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| Mintage | 1554 - (15)54 |
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Gotland occupied an awkward administrative position in the mid-sixteenth century — nominally under Danish control following the 1645 Treaty of Brömsebro's antecedents, but long accustomed to issuing its own coinage under ecclesiastical and civic authority. Christian III's decision to extend Danish regal types to the island's mint reflected a broader consolidation of crown control over peripheral territories, not merely a monetary reform. The Copenhagen attribution in auction records refers to administrative oversight, not necessarily the physical striking location.