Medal of Charles XI

Medal of Charles XI

Charles XI’s ascension to the throne on 18 December 1672 was celebrated in grand manner. The most striking event involved a variety of tournament games. It began with a procession from Tre Kronor Castle to an equestrian field near today’s Hötorget. At the event, Charles XI appeared as a Roman warlord. The tournament was immortalised in David Klöcker Ehrenstral’s drawings and the copperplate engravings made from them for the book Certamen Equestre.

The medal is silver, 47 mm in diameter and 34.3 g in weight. It was struck in 1672.

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