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6 Dukater - Karl IX Type III
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1608 |
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| Value | 6 Ducats |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLUS IX D G SVE GOTH ET VANDAI G REX 1608 HONOR MEUM |
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| Mintage | 1608 |
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Karl IX's multiple-ducat issues of this period were struck primarily as presentation pieces — gifts to foreign dignitaries and military commanders rather than instruments of trade. Sweden's gold supply at this moment depended heavily on customs revenues from Baltic ports, and the lavish weight of a six-ducat piece carried a pointed diplomatic message about Swedish ambitions in the region. Karl himself was only formally crowned in 1607, having governed as regent since 1599 following the deposition of Sigismund III.
KM#20 is among the rarest of the Karl IX gold multiples. Fewer than a handful of confirmed specimens are documented in major collections.