Sweden ½ Öre - Gustav II Adolf, 1627 – 1631

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Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Sweden Sweden
Currency First riksdaler (1598 – 1665)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Öre - Gustav II Adolf
Year 1627 – 1631
Ruler Gustavus II Adolphus (Gustav II Adolf) (1631–1632)
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Weight (g) 14.1
Diameter (mm) 34
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Öre - Gustav II Adolf from Sweden. Issued from 1627 to 1631. Struck in Copper. Measures 34 mm and weighs 14.1 g.

Obverse
Crowned coat of Arms of the House of Vasa (Kingdom of Sweden), asterisk on either side. (Gustavus Adolfus Dei Gratia Suecorum Gothorum Vandalorum Rex Magnus Princeps Finlandiae: "Gustaf Adolf, by the Grace of God, King of the Swedes, the Goths and the Wends, Grand Duke of Finland".)
Reverse
Crown above crossed arrows. (Copper coin from Larens 1629)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1631  MDC·XXXI
1630  MDC·XXX
1629  MDC·XXIX
1628  MDC·XXVIII
1627  MDC·XXVII

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