1 Rundstück - Carl XI Lion facing left

Features

Issuer	City of Reval (Swedish Estonia)
King	Charles XI (Karl XI) (1660-1697)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1663-1667
Value	1 Öre (⅛)
Currency	Mark (1561-1710)
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.21 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 137970
References	Ahlström# 123 Bjarne Ahlström; 1967. Sveriges besittningsmynt: Die Münzen schwedischen Besitzungen : 1561-1878. Bjarne Ahlström Mynthandel, Stockholm, Sweden. , Haljak II# 1361 Self-published (publisher). Livonian Coins. Self-published, Tallinn, Estonia (2 volumes). , Fed# 251 Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий: Определитель монет = Coins of Baltics of 13th-18th centuries. Valgus, Tallinn, Estonia. , Neumann Baltic# 42 Erich Neumann; 1997. Die Münzen der westpreußischen und baltischen Städte unter polnischer bzw. schwedischer Oberhoheit = The Coins of the West Prussian and Baltic cities under Polish and Swedish Sovereignty. Self-published, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. , KM# 9 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

Lion facing left in crowned shield separating date and surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CAROLVS · D · G · REX · SVEC ·
16 - 67

Translation:
Carolus Dei Gratia Rex Sveciae
Carl, with God's grace, King of Sweden

Reverse

Three stacked lions in crowned shield separating value and surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MON · NOV · CIVIT · REVAL
1 - R

Translation:
Moneta Nova Civitatis Revaliensis
New coin of the city of Reval

Edge

Plain

Mint

Reval, modern-day Tallinn, Estonia

Comments

Rundstück is the local word for öre, which translates to "Round piece."

The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.

1663:
1) CAROLVS · D · G · REX · SVÆ · / MON · NOV · CIVIT · REVAL ·
2) CAROLVS · D · G · REX · SVEC · / MON · NOV · CIVIT · REVAL

1664:
1) CAROLVS : D · G · REX · SVE · / MON : NOV : CIVIT : REVAL ·

1665:
1) CAROLVS · D · G · REX · SVÆ · / MON · NOV · CIVIT · REVAL ·
2) CAROLVS · D · G · REX · SVE · / MON · NOV · CIVIT · REVAL ·

1666 (inner ring on both obverse and reverse):
1) CAROLVS · D · G · REX · SVECI · / MONE · NOV · CIVIT · REVALI ·
2) CAROLVS · D · G · REX · SVECI · / MONE · NOV · CIVIT · REVAL ·
3) CAROLVS · D · G · REX · SVECI · / MON · NOV · CIVIT · REVAL ·
4) CAROLVS · D · G · REX · SVE · / MON · NOV · CIVIT · REVAL ·

1666 (without inner ring on obverse and reverse):
1) CAROLVS · D : G : REX · SVEC / MONE · NOVA · CIVI · REVAL ·
2) CAROLVS · D : G · REX · SVE / MON · NOVA · CIVIT · REVAL ·

1667:
1) CAROLVS · D : G · REX · SVECI · / MONE · NOV · CIVIT · REVAL
2) CAROLVS · D : G · REX · SVEC · / MON · NOVA · CIVIT · REVAL
3) CAROLVS · D · G · REX · SVEC · / MON · NOV · CIVIT · REVAL

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1663
1664
1665
1665												1-R off to side
1666												Denomination on obverse; date on reverse
1666												Inner ring on obverse and reverse
1666												Without inner ring on obverse
1666												Without inner ring on obverse and reverse
1667

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