The carolus was a gold coin struck in the reign of Charles I of England. It was originally valued at 20 shillings, but later 23. The name has also been used for various other currencies bearing Carolus (Charles) as the name of the ruler.[1][2] ...
100 Carolus Linnaeus
500 King Charles XI (front)
Christopher Polhem (back)
1000 King Gustav Vasa
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1 Krona (2001)
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On the obverse they replaced the the arms of Leon and Castile with a bust of the king and a legend giving the king's name and title as, CAROLUS III DEI GRATIA (Charles III by the Grace of God) with the date. The reverse was also modified.
CAROLUS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX, King on horseback left, holding sword, plume behind, no groundline underneath / EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENTVR INIMICI, Declaration: RELIG PROT LEG/ANGL LIBER PAR between two lines, three plumes & mark of value above.
You can also see incuse mirrored letters from the portrait side. In this case the design is opposite the portrait legend 'CAROLUS III'.
Most European coins from about the 1400's and Latin American Coins from the 1500's have Latin inscriptions: Carolus is Charles, Georgus is George, Gulielmus is William, Rex means King and Regina means Queen.
 See also: Obverse, Coin, Revers, Struck, Silver
  
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