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2 Öre - Charles XI Type I
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1664-1669 |
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| Value | 2 Öre (1⁄26) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | C.R.S. |
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Charles XI was thirteen years old when these coins entered circulation, his regency council effectively governing Sweden through a period of fiscal strain left by his father's wars. The billon composition — barely half silver — reflects the crown's difficulty maintaining metallic standards during this stretch, a problem that would worsen before the currency reforms of the 1680s brought greater stability.
KM#241.1 distinguishes this as the first type in the series, superseded by minor die modifications before the issue closed in 1669.