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⅔ Thaler - Charles XI
| Issuer | Pomerania, Swedish dominion of |
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| Year | 1692-1697 |
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| Value | ⅔ Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of King Charles XI of Sweden facing right, wearing a flowing long-haired periwig and a gorget, with ornate plate armor visible at the shoulder. The mintmaster's initials ILA appear below the truncation of the bust. The encircling Latin legend reads CAROLVS XI D G REX SVEC GOTH VAND Q, interrupted by the portrait, with a beaded inner border running along the coin's rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLVS • XI • D • G • REX • SVEC • GOTH • VAND • Q • |
| Reverse description | Crowned quartered shield of Swedish Pomerania displaying multiple heraldic quarters including lions and griffins, supported on the left by a wild man (woodwose) holding a club and on the right by a similarly attired wild man holding a lance, both figures standing on the coin's base line. The date appears divided at the bottom of the shield flanking the fractional denomination 2/3, indicating the coin's value of two-thirds of a Thaler. The Latin legend MONETA NOVA DVCATVS POMERAN encircles the design with a beaded inner border. |
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