Does anyone happen to know the smallest (modern) silver coin issued in Europe? :scratch: Sweden issued a small silver 10 Öre from 1855-59, 12.7 mm diameter and 0.85 gr. Here's the coin compared to a US dime. Imagine losing this coin through a hole in your pocket?
What do you consider to be "modern"? The Dutch 5 cent coin (stuiver) was a silver piece until about 1900, and had a diameter of 12.5 mm in the second half of the 19th century. The 10 cent piece (dubbeltje) was silver until the 1940s, diameter 15.0 mm ... Now truly modern circulation coins are not silver pieces anyway. Christian
Yeah Chrisild, the 10c coin from Netherlands was an ankle biting coin. The only thing cool about getting them in change was the possibility of finding coins dated back as far as 1948.
Well, I found those cute. Of course the 1948-2001 pieces were not silver any more, but they were fun. Another relatively small silver coin was the Swiss half franc until 1967, but at 18 mm it could certainly not be called tiny ... Christian
Face Value: 25 cents Mintage: 15,000 Composition: 99.99% pure gold Weight (g): 0.5 Diameter (mm): 11 Read 'em and weep => #2 outta 15,000 ... *oh my*
Hmmm? => well, I guess Canada hasn't become part of Europe "yet" => but when it does, I'm gonna own this thread!!
Christian, I guess by "modern" I mean a coin struck in a collar--so yeah, that Dutch 5c. is roughly the size of this Sweden 10 Öre. So I'm guessing this is roughly the smallest European silver coin from this period--thanks for all your thoughts. :thumb:
