SWEDEN - CHARLES XIV Jean-Baptiste Jules BERNADOTTE King of Sweden February 5, 1818 - March 8, 1844 CARL XIV SVERIGES NORR. G. O. V. KONUNG. Bare head to right. R/. FOLKETS KÄRLEK MIN BELÖNING "The love of the people is my reward". Crowned coat of arms surmounting the imperial mantle. Grooved edge. ♦ Fr 87 Ducat d'or 1842 Stockholm (3.46 g) Très beau/Superbe.

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