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2 Mark - Karl X Gustav Maria Eleonora's funeral
| Issuer | Kingdom of Sweden |
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| Year | 1655 |
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| Value | 2 Mark (⅓) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | CONIVGE·ET·NATA·SINE·PARI·· |
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Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, widow of Gustav II Adolf, died in 1655 after a turbulent final decade — she had been effectively held under house arrest in Sweden for years, having attempted to flee the country with her daughter Christina. Karl X Gustav, who had inherited the throne from that same daughter, commissioned this commemorative issue for the funeral. Swedish memorial coinage of the mid-17th century was struck in limited quantities for ceremonial distribution rather than circulation, which accounts for the relative survival rate in better condition.