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2 Ducats - Charles XI
| Issuer | Pomerania, Swedish dominion of |
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| Year | 1688-1697 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1630-1815) |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of King Charles XI of Sweden facing right, wearing articulated plate armor with decorated pauldron and a flowing cravat, his long curly wig rendered in fine detail. The effigy is struck in high relief with strong baroque artistic character. The circular Latin legend reads CAROLVS XI D G REX SVEC, separated by ornamental dots, running along the inner edge of the milled border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Swedish Pomerania occupied an awkward administrative position in the late 17th century — a German duchy held by a Swedish crown, generating its own coinage under Charles XI while remaining legally distinct from the Swedish realm. The ducats struck here circulated primarily in Baltic trade, where Swedish military dominance kept the currency credible despite the duchy's modest economic base.
Charles XI's reign saw sweeping fiscal reforms, including the reduktion policy that clawed back noble lands across Swedish territories. Whether that pressure reached Pomeranian mint operations directly is unclear, but the decade-long span of this type suggests no interruption in production.