Here come the Swedes!

I started picking up coins from Sweden over the last couple of weeks. My maternal grandfather's family was from the "old country", so Swede is in my blood a bit.

I'll start with the copper and bronze pieces, then move to silver and will add GOLD once I get it unpacked and photographed (supposed to be in today's mail).

2/3 Skilling, 1863 (apparently 1 Skilling was about equivalent to 1 Shilling and was 1/24 of a Riksdaler. That would make this coin 2/72 of a Riksdaler).

1 Ore, 1957

2 Ore, 1900

2 Ore, 1930

5 Ore, 1973


I apologize if I've mixed obverse and reverse on some of these. Since they keep moving the date back and forth, I was making guesses about which is which.

Rob

 

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Forgot the group photo (forgive the Norwegian coin that snuck into the pic--can you spot it?).


I'll open with coins from the 19th Century, and earlier!

Silver 1 Solidus from Riga, 1663. Technically an "occupation currency" coin from a time when Sweden controlled much of Northeastern Europe.


Silver 2 Kronor, 1876. This is a fairly scarce date and variety (small date, small EB if the seller can be believed, but I'm still working to confirm).


Silver 25 Ore, 1899


Rob

 

Good looking coins and very prominent nose but seriously, that's some nose...

 

And the 20th C. small denomination silvers...

10 Ore, 1916



10 Ore, 1920 (Nickel-Bronze, not silver)


10 Ore, 1937


Rob

 

And the larger silvers...

50 Ore, 1945


50 Ore, 1946


1 Kronor, 1954


Rob

 

And finally for those who don't visit the Paper Money forum, the Notes...

5 Kronor, 1946



10 Kronor, 1987



Any and all comments are welcome! Feel free to post your own Swedes!

Rob

 

nice coins...I like the old Swedish coins with the crossed arrow coat of arms like your 2/3 skilling. here's my 1 skilling, overstruck on a 2 ore...



has a neat edge also..

 

Old Swedish coins is the one of my favorite thread. I have rather big collection of their copper coins.

 

Queen Christina (1632-1654).

 

King Karl XI (1660-1697).

 

King Fredrik I (1720-1751).

 

King Adolf Fredrik (1751-1771).

 

King Gustav IV Adolf (1792-1809).

 

And more...

 

Karl XIV Johan (1818-1844).

 

And more...

 

Wow!

 

1 Daler 1716 King Karl XII

2 Daler King Frederik 1728:

4 Daler King Frederik 1731:

This last piece is my largest single piece of money and weighs about 3.5 kilogrammes.

 

Sweden 1761 1 Ore

 

scottishmoney...what are those? coins? molds? molds of coins? metal chunks to to practice strike on?