Swedish Pomerania was under intense financial strain during the early 1670s, caught between the demands of Stockholm's Baltic imperial ambitions and the costs of maintaining a garrisoned territory surrounded by hostile German princes. Charles XI was still a minor when the earliest of these pieces were struck, with the regency council effectively directing policy. The 1/3 Thaler denomination was a practical concession to the North German monetary system — Swedish riksdaler fractions alone would not circulate freely in Pomeranian markets.
The Stade and Stettin mints both produced issues for Swedish-controlled territories in this period, complicating attribution of individual dies.
Swedish Pomerania was under intense financial strain during the early 1670s, caught between the demands of Stockholm's Baltic imperial ambitions and the costs of maintaining a garrisoned territory surrounded by hostile German princes. Charles XI was still a minor when the earliest of these pieces were struck, with the regency council effectively directing policy. The 1/3 Thaler denomination was a practical concession to the North German monetary system — Swedish riksdaler fractions alone would not circulate freely in Pomeranian markets.
The Stade and Stettin mints both produced issues for Swedish-controlled territories in this period, complicating attribution of individual dies.