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2 Öre 'Klippingar' - Gustav II Adolf Säter or Nyköping mint
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1625-1627 |
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| Currency | First riksdaler (1598-1665) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of this square copper klippe displays the royal cipher of Gustav II Adolf — the interlaced letters G, A, and R (Gustavus Adolphus Rex) — in monogram form at the center of the field. A royal crown surmounts the cipher, rendered in bold relief against the roughly textured surface. The mint initial 'S' (for Säter) appears below the monogram. The entire design is struck on an irregular square planchet typical of early Swedish emergency coinage, with the legends abbreviated to the monogram elements flanking the central device. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the Vasa sheaf arms — the dynastic symbol of the House of Vasa — as the central device, flanked on either side by the denomination numeral '2' and the abbreviation 'Ö' (for Öre), indicating the face value. The date appears below the arms, split across the lower field. The design is crudely but distinctly struck on the irregular square planchet, consistent with the utilitarian character of Swedish klippemynt of the early seventeenth century. |
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