8 Mark - Charles XI

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.