E-auction 157-95594 - fwo_390349 - SWEDEN 1/12 Skilling Charles XIII 1812

SWEDEN 1/12 Skilling Charles XIII 1812 XF

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Estimate :	15 €
Price :	10 €
Maximum bid :	11 €
End of the sale :	18 April 2016 18:15:00
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 1/12 Skilling Charles XIII

Date: 1812

Quantity minted : 2880000

Metal : copper

Diameter : 21 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 1,85 g.

Edge : cordonnée

Catalogue references :

KM.19/584

Obverse

Obverse legend : FOLKETS VALMIN HOGSTALAG.

Obverse description : monogramme couronné de Charles XIII.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 1/12 / SKILLING / 1812.

Reverse description : trois couronnes.

Commentary

Dernier roi règnant de la maison d'Holstein-Gottorp, Charles XIII n’a pas d’héritier et adopte en 1810 le maréchal d’Empire Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte. A sa mort en 1818, ce dernier lui succède sous le nom de Charles XIV Jean de Suède..
The last reigning king of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, Charles XIII, had no heir and adopted Marshal of the Empire Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte in 1810. Upon his death in 1818, the latter succeeded him under the name Charles XIV John of Sweden.