Swedish dominion of Pomerania ½ Thaler - Gustav Adolph II, 1633 – 1634
Information
Country
Swedish dominion of Pomerania
Swedish dominion of Pomerania
Currency
Thaler
(1630 – 1815)
Coin type
Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination
½ Thaler - Gustav Adolph II
Year
1633 – 1634
Ruler
Gustavus II Adolphus (Gustav II Adolf)
(1631–1632)
Composition
Silver
Shape
Round
Weight (g)
14.22
Diameter (mm)
38
Demonetized
Yes
Description
½ Thaler - Gustav Adolph II from Swedish dominion of Pomerania. Issued from 1633 to 1634. Struck in Silver. Measures 38 mm and weighs 14.22 g.
- Obverse
- King Gustav II Adolf lies out of the battlefield, two angels carrying his soul to heaven.
- Reverse
- Gustavus, wearing armor and holding a Bible and a sword, riding in a chariot drawn by three winged horses over the Hydra of Discord; to left, Faith, holding a Bible topped by a flaming heart and, to right, Courage, holding a column, both crowning the king with a laurel wreath; on the chariot wheel.
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