1 Öre - Gustav Vasa Åbo mint; Type I

1 Öre - Gustav Vasa (Åbo mint; Type I) - obverse1 Öre - Gustav Vasa (Åbo mint; Type I) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Sweden
King Gustav I Vasa (1523-1560)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1523
Value 1 Öre (1⁄18)
Currency Gyllen (1521-1534)
Composition Billon (.469 silver)
Weight 4.39 g
Diameter 31 mm
Shape Round
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
110603
References MB# 13
George S. Cuhaj (editor); Standard Catalog of World Coins (pre-1600) (unpublished). Krause Publications.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Standing figure of King Gustav Vasa in full armor, holding a raised sword in the right hand partially inside an ornate circle. Legend outside. Small Vasa Arms between King's feet.

Lettering: GVBERNAT | | ° SVERI ° RI °

Reverse

Crowned shield with the Three Crowns of Sweden and an "A" (symbol of the City of Åbo) in the middle, is inside a beaded circle with legend outiside. The shield is above a long arms cross that cut legend in four parts.

Lettering: ° MONE | NOVA | ° ABO ° | 15Z3

Translation: New coinage of Turku.

Comments

Diameter varies from 29 - 31 mm and weight varies from 2.66 g to 4.39 g.

The coins struck at Åbo, nowadays the city of Turku, were some of the first coins struck in Finland. With Finland being part of the Swedish Kingdom, the coins were most likely meant to circulate within the entire kingdom; however, there has been some disputes saying these coins were actually local issues of Turku. Even so, more evidence in needed to support that claim.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1523 

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