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2 Öre - Karl IX
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1609-1610 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1609 - - 1610 - - |
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Karl IX spent much of his reign fighting wars on multiple fronts simultaneously — against Denmark, Russia, and Poland — and his treasury was under constant strain. The small silver öre denominations issued in his name were workhorses of wartime fiscal policy, minted in quantity to pay troops and suppliers. The .500 fineness reflects deliberate debasement from earlier Swedish silver standards, a direct consequence of military expenditure outpacing revenue.
Karl died in October 1611, leaving his sixteen-year-old son Gustav Adolf to inherit three active wars.