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8 Mark - Charles XI
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1670 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King Carl XI facing right, with long flowing curly hair, occupying the majority of the field. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail on the laurel wreath and drapery at the truncation. The circumferential Latin legend is divided by the bust, reading CAROLVS.XI. to the left and DEI.GRATIA to the right. A prominent milled or toothed border frames the entire obverse. |
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| Mintage | 1670 - Mintage together with km# 276 - 4,223 |
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The 8 mark denomination was introduced under Charles XI as part of Sweden's effort to reassert a functioning silver coinage after the copper plate money — the infamous klippings and plåtmynt — had dominated domestic circulation for decades. Sweden's copper standard, propped up by the Falun mine, had become internationally embarrassing by the 1660s, and the shift back toward respectable silver denominations coincided directly with Charles XI's minority government attempting to project fiscal credibility abroad.
KM#275 is among the earlier strikes of his reign, issued when the regency council still held effective power. Charles himself would not govern independently until after the Reduction of 1680.