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2 Daler - Erik XIV
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1561 |
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| Weight | 58 g |
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| Obverse description | Armored and crowned half-length effigy of King Erik XIV facing right, depicted in three-quarter view, bearing a drawn sword over his right shoulder and a globus cruciger in his left hand, emblematic of royal sovereignty. The royal portrait is rendered in a detailed Renaissance style and is contained within an inner beaded or linear circle. The royal titles appear in Latin as a continuous legend in the outer field surrounding the portrait. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Erik XIV came to the Swedish throne in 1560 and almost immediately sought to project royal authority through coinage of unusual ambition. The 2 Daler was part of a deliberate policy to produce large silver multiples capable of competing with the German Reichstaler on international markets — Erik was acutely conscious of Sweden's standing among European powers and used the mint as a tool of diplomatic signaling as much as monetary policy.
His reign ended in deposition and imprisonment by his brother Johan in 1568, making the entire run of Erik XIV coinage relatively short-lived.