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2 Mark - Karl as Duke of Södermanland
| Issuer | Duchy of Södermanland |
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| Year | 1587 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a multi-line rectangular tablet inscription in Latin recording the titles and name of Duke Karl (later Karl IX of Sweden), identifying him as prince of Sweden and Duke of Södermanland. The inscription is surrounded by a circular wreath or decorative border. The circular legend around the periphery reads SOLIDVM DEV S or similar pious motto. The date 1587 appears within the inscription tablet. The style is consistent with German-influenced Renaissance numismatic practice common in Swedish ducal coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | CAROLVS D G REGNI SVECIAE HAEREDITAR MARCHIO DVX SVDERMANL 1587 |
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Karl of Södermanland received his duchy as an appanage from his father Gustav Vasa in 1560, but the arrangement was constitutionally ambiguous from the start — Swedish dukes held administrative authority without true sovereignty, which didn't stop Karl from issuing coinage as though he had it. His brother King Johan III repeatedly contested this prerogative, and the tension between them over ducal rights to mint coin was never cleanly resolved during Johan's lifetime.
Karl would eventually depose his nephew Sigismund and rule Sweden as Karl IX from 1604. The 1587 date places this piece squarely in the middle of that long, fractious buildup.