6 mark, Stockholm, Karl IX, 1609
King Karl IX is the only Swedish king to have had silver coins struck in the denomination of 6 marks. They, and some gold coins minted with the same dies (stamps), were probably handed out in connection with Karl's eriksgata in 1609. Eriksgata was the name given to the journey through Sweden's provinces that newly elected Swedish kings had to make in the Middle Ages.
The motif of the reverse is unique to this series of coins. In the centre is the coat of arms of the House of Bjälbo, with the lion over three streams, surrounded by the three crowns of Sweden together with the inscription, which tells us that this was the coat of arms of Sweden during the time of King Magnus Ladulås. Perhaps Karl wanted to show Denmark in this way that Sweden had used the three crowns as a symbol of the country since the Middle Ages.
)Object number: 108993_KMK
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