Item number: A1404

Year: AD 1812

Material: Copper

Size: 21.1 x 20.9 x 0.6 mm

Weight: 2.35 g

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a copper coin issued in AD 1812 during the reign of King Charles XIII of Sweden, denominated as “1/12 Skilling.” The obverse features the royal monogram of Charles XIII, represented by the large inscription “CXIII,” topped with a king’s crown symbolising royal authority.

The reverse is adorned with the Swedish national emblem, the “Three Crowns.” At the centre, the denomination “SKILLING” is inscribed, with “1/12” above it indicating the fractional value, and the issuance year “1812” displayed at the bottom.

In AD 1809, King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden was deposed by discontented military officers following his defeats in war. Subsequently, Charles XIII, then Duke of Södermanland, was elected as the new king by the Swedish parliament.

In AD 1814, Charles XIII aligned with Britain as part of the Sixth Coalition during the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the Treaty of Kiel, Sweden acquired Norway from Denmark, which had been on the losing side of the conflict. After a brief period of resistance from Norway, Charles XIII became the first monarch of the “Swedish-Norwegian Union.” This union persisted until its peaceful dissolution in AD 1905.

物件編號: A1404

年代: 公元 1812 年

材質: 銅

尺寸: 21.1 x 20.9 x 0.6 mm

重量: 2.35 g

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是公元1812年，瑞典國王卡爾十三世時期發行的「1/12 先令」銅幣。錢幣正面是屬於卡爾十三世的花押，一個大寫的「CXIII」字樣。花押的頂部有一頂象徵國王的大王冠。背面以瑞典的國徽「三王冠」作為裝飾。中央是貨幣的「SKILLING」(先令)面額，上方標示著「1/12」，下側為錢幣的發行年份「1812」。

公元1809年，前任國王古斯塔夫四世因為征戰失利，遭到不滿的軍官推翻罷黜後，身為南曼蘭公爵的卡爾十三世獲得議會推舉為新任國王。公元1814年，卡爾十三世在「第六次反法同盟」站在英國勝利的這一方，成功藉由《基爾條約》從戰敗一方的丹麥獲得新領土挪威。歷經挪威短暫的抵抗後，卡爾十三世成為「瑞典-挪威聯盟」首任國王。瑞典-挪威聯盟維繫到公元1905年和平解散為止。