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2 Mark - Charles XI Arab number, bigger bust
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1664-1677 |
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| Value | 2 Mark (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Larger laureate and draped bust of the young King Carl XI facing left, with long flowing curled hair cascading over the shoulder, rendered in high relief with fine detail. The king wears a cuirass visible at the truncation. A bold peripheral legend in Latin encircles the effigy, separated from the milled border by a flat rim. The portrait reflects the Baroque engraving style characteristic of the Stockholm Mint in the 1660s–1670s. |
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| Reverse description | Three Swedish trefoil-topped crowns arranged in a triangular formation — two in the upper field and one centrally below — with the date in Arabic numerals (16 to the left, 75 to the right) flanking the upper pair, and the denomination expressed as '2. M.' in the lower field flanking the third crown. The mintmaster's initial 'D' (for Daniel Faxell) appears at the base below the lower crown. The entire design is set within a plain flat field bordered by a milled edge. |
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| Mint | Stockholm Mint |
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