2 mark, Stockholm, Gustav I Vasa, 1558
The 16 öre, or 2 mark, denomination was first minted at the Svartsjö mint between 1543 and 1544. After 1544, there was a long hiatus before the denomination began to be minted again in Stockholm at the end of King Gustav Vasa's reign, between 1556 and 1560.
The coin you see in the display case was minted in 1558. The motifs of the denomination are the same from Svartsjö and Stockholm. The obverse (front) shows the national coat of arms and a vase (a sheaf of grain) in the heart shield. The inscription reads ‘BEATVS QVI TIMET DOMINVM’, which means ‘Bless him who fears the Lord’. The reverse is a square with an inscription in six lines with leaf ornamentation on the sides. Above the square is the year 1558 and below it is the denomination XVI ÖRE (16 öre). The inscription reads ‘GOSTAVS D G SWECORUM GOTTORVM WANDALORVM Q 3 REX’, describing the king as the king of the Swedes, the Goths and the Wends.
)Object number: 107217_KMK
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