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4 Mark - Johan, Duke of Östergötland Type I
| Issuer | Duchy of Östergötland |
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| Year | 1613 |
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| Value | 4 Mark (⅔) |
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| Reverse description | Triform shield of arms, comprising three crowned escutcheons arranged in a trefoil configuration and surmounted by a royal crown, occupying the central field within a beaded inner circle. Above the arms, the Tetragrammaton in Hebrew characters (Jehovah) appears in radiant glory. The denomination IIII·MARC is inscribed to the right of the arms, and a Latin legend naming Gustav Adolf as King of Sweden runs around the outer border. |
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| Mintage | 1613 |
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Johan, Duke of Östergötland was the fourth son of Karl IX and younger brother of Gustav II Adolf. His duchy was essentially a political arrangement — Swedish royal dukes of this period held appanage territories with limited actual authority, the crown carefully ensuring no rival power base could develop. This 1613 issue predates Johan's death in 1618, placing it early in what was already a truncated period of ducal coinage for Östergötland.
The Type I designation distinguishes it from later die variations struck during the same short ducal run. KM#62 survivors are genuinely scarce.