Sweden, 1843 AD., Carl XIV Johan, 1 Skilling, KM 642.

Sweden, Carl XIV Johan (1818-1844), also known as Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, 1843 AD.,
1 Skilling (ø 27,8 mm / 11,14 g), copper, 11,30 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 361.000 , axes about coin alignment ↑↓ (ca. 160°), plain edge,
Obv.: CARL XIV SVERIGES NORR G. O. V. KONUNG , his draped bust facing right.
Rev.: 1 / SKILLING / BANCO / 1843 , value above crossed arrows, all within an oak wreath.
KM 642 ; SM 152 .

Year / Mintage / Details
1835 186,000 rare
1836 651,000 plus an overdate variety
1837 628,000
1838 140,000
1839 360,000
1840 278,000
1842 499,000
1843 361.000

Karl XIV Johan, born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844) was King of Sweden (as Karl XIV Johan) and King of Norway (as Karl III Johan) from 1818 until his death. He was also the first Sovereign Prince of Pontecorvo, Italy. French by birth, Bernadotte served a long career in the French Army. He was appointed as a Marshal of France by Napoleon I, though the two had a turbulent relationship. His service to France ended in 1810, when he was elected the heir to the Swedish throne: the Swedish royal family was dying out because both the legitimate children of King Charles XIII had died in infancy.