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1630, Sweden, Gustav II Adolf. Nice Copper ½ Ore Coin. VF

Condition: VF
Mint Place: Avesta
Mint Year: 1629 (MDCCXXX)
Denomination: Copper ½ Ore (also ½ Öre).
Reference: KM-122 ($150 in F! / $350 in VF!)
Material: Copper
Weight: 13.08gm
Diameter: 34mm

Obverse: Crowned coat of Arms of the House of Vasa (Kingdom of Sweden).
Legend: GVST : ADOLF : DG : SVEC : GOT: VAN: REX . M : P . F .

Reverse: Crossed arrows flanked by value (½ - ÖR), crown above, shield with arms of Laliwa in legend below.
Legend: MONETA. NOVA. CVPREA. DALARENSIS M : DC : XXX (1629) *

The House of Vasa (Swedish: Vasaätten, Polish: Waza, Lithuanian: Vazos) was the Royal House of Sweden 1523-1654 and of Poland and Lithuania 1587-1668. In 1611-1613 Duke Charles Philip, Prince of Sweden, was a pretender to Russian throne during Time of Troubles; so was Wladyslaw, the future King of Poland, in 1610-1613 (held a powerless title till 1634). Vasa origined from a noble family in Uppland of which several members had high offices during the 15th century. The name continues to be associated with the Swedish royalty.

Gustav II Adolf, (9 December 1594 – 6 November 1632 (O.S.) or Gustav II Adolphus, widely known in English by the Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus and variously in historical writings sometimes as simply just Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolf the Great, (Swedish: Gustav Adolf den store, from the special distinction passed by the Swedish Parliament in 1634), was founder of the Swedish Empire (or Stormaktstiden – "the era of great power") at the beginning of what is widely regarded as the Golden Age of Sweden.

In the era, which was characterized by nearly endless warfare, he led his armies as King of Sweden—from 1611, as a seventeen year old, until his death in battle while leading a charge during 1632 in the bloody Thirty Years' war—as Sweden rose from the status as a mere regional power and run-of-the-mill kingdom to one of the great powers of Europe and a model of early modern era government. Sweden expanded to become the third biggest nation in Europe after Russia and Spain within only a few years during his reign. Some have called him the father of modern warfare, or the first great modern general. It is indisputable that under his tutelage, Sweden and the Protestant cause developed a host of good generals—who continued to expand the empires' strength and influence long after his death in battle.

He was known by the epithets "The Golden King" and "The Lion of the North" by neighboring sovereigns. Gustavus Adolphus is today commemorated in three city squares, one in Stockholm, a second one in Gothenburg and the third in Sundsvall.