fwo_969499 - SWEDEN 1/12 Skilling Charles XIII 1812
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Price : 45.00 €
Type : 1/12 Skilling Charles XIII
Date: 1812
Quantity minted : 2880000
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,15 g.
Edge : cordonnée
Catalogue references :
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.
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.