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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 5385197, member: 15481&quot;]A collection of Swedish and Norwegian types from Karl Johan would be a big and expensive affair, so it’s probably a good idea not to collect them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The first Swedish king of Norway is easier, here’s a «full set»:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230985[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230986[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Karl XIII is less interesting than Karl XIV, though. I think his Swedish coins may be affordable. His Norwegian coins, however, are not (thank you, big oil). If I was to pick one, I would have chosen the 1/2 speciedaler, minted for the crowning. It’s called «kastepenning» (kaste=throw). I think they were meant for the newly crowned king to throw around to his subjects from his royal carriage <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Is there an English name for that?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230988[/ATTACH]</p><p>Norwegian date collectors consider this coin to be Swedish. Probably because the full set of dates and mint marks 1819-44 is expensive enough as it is.....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230992[/ATTACH] </p><p>Statue of Carl XIV Johan in front of the royal castle, Oslo.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Sorry about the modern focus here, everybody.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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