Kreuzer struck for circulation in Germany (3), M.DCXXXII (1632), 20.57g., 19.25g., 21.20g., Säter or Nyköping, crowned arms, rev. crossed arrows beneath crown dividing value, 1:CR-EUTZ (2) or 1:CRE-UTZ (Ant.665 var., 699, 667; SM.168b (2), 168a), the first pierced and with date illegible, fair to fine (3)

Kreuzer struck for circulation in Germany (3), M.DCXXXII (1632), 20.57g., 19.25g., 21.20g., Säter or Nyköping, crowned arms, rev. crossed arrows beneath crown dividing value, 1:CR-EUTZ (2) or 1:CRE-UTZ (Ant.665 var., 699, 667; SM.168b (2), 168a), the first pierced and with date illegible, fair to fine (3)

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Kreuzer struck for circulation in Germany (3), M.DCXXXII (1632), 20.57g., 19.25g., 21.20g., Säter or Nyköping, crowned arms, rev. crossed arrows beneath crown dividing value, 1:CR-EUTZ (2) or 1:CRE-UTZ (Ant.665 var., 699, 667; SM.168b (2), 168a), the first pierced and with date illegible, fair to fine (3)

Lot Essay

The Kreuzer coinage was intended for use by the Swedish troops in occupied areas in Germany. The plan failed and the coins were largely melted down. Today they are fairly rare (Tingström)