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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 5390974, member: 12789&quot;]The one notable exception to the plate money in Sweden was during the Northern War betwixt Sweden and Russia when the finance minister, Görtz initiated a token coinage that came to be referred to as Goertz dalers.&nbsp; As unpopular as the plate money was because of it&#039;s size - at least it reflected the metal value of the piece.&nbsp; The small Görtz tokens did not and they were one of the factors in his downfall and eventual execution in 1719.</p><p><br /></p><p>That era of Swedish history is absolutely fascinating - imagine a small Scandinavian country with a largely rural population taking on Russia, Denmark and the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth.&nbsp; And Charles XII was a brilliant military commander for most of the time until his demise in Norway in 1718.&nbsp; Even Tsar Petr of Russia was deeply moved when Charles XII was killed in battle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add - Swedish meatballs as we know them probably originated in the Ottoman Empire - after Charles XII&#039;s defeat at Poltava he travelled to the Ottoman Porte where the Swedish army encamped for quite some time.&nbsp; A lasting legacy of Charles XII and his time in the Ottoman Empire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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