Issuing authority
Kingdom of Sweden
Scandinavian monarchy; member of the Scandinavian Monetary Union from 1873.
- Kind
- kingdom
- Region
- Scandinavia, Europe
- Recorded period
- 1523 – present
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
16
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
16 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1627 – 2013
16 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
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Catalogue entries (16)
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Öre from Nyköping in Sweden of Gustaf II Adolf, 1627
1627
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms. Reverse: griffin to the left. Value indication 1 ör in the field. Year XX7 in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2950; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sweden, Gustaf II Adolf, öre from Arboga, 1628
1628
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned composite coat of arms. Reverse: single-headed eagle to the right. Value indication 1 ör in the field below the eagle. Year in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2951; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (me…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Erfurt, Gustav II Adolf, ducat, 1634
1634
Gold coin. Obverse: bust of the Swedish king facing right. Reverse: crowned composite coat of arms. Year around the crown. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0287; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.1 cm x…
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Ulrika B Kungliga Myntkabinettet via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Swedish plate money
1644-1776
Swedish plate money, known as plåtmynt, consists of large, rectangular sheets of copper minted as currency by the Swedish Empire. Counted among the heaviest currency objects ever issued, these unwieldy plates were introduced because Sweden possessed abundant copper mines but suffered from depleted reserves of precio…
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
banknotes
25 Daler Bank Note
1666-03-21
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1999.0149.09), dated 1666-03-21, place made: Sweden: Stockholm, Stockholm. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: credit note / paper money. Maker or mint: Bank of Stockholm. Materials: paper (overall material); overall: 15.5 cm x 19 cm;…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Daler silvermynt, emergency coin from Sweden of Charles XII, 1718
1718
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: walking man to the left, holding a child in his right hand and a scythe in his left. Above, legend: "saturnus". In exergue, year. Reverse: value indication in three lines within an ornate round shield. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3058; its rec…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sweden, Charles XII, daler S[ilver] M[ynt], 1718
1718
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: within a radiant halo, standing man to the left, holding a torch in his right hand and a branch in his left. Above, legend: "phoebus". In exergue, year. Reverse: value indication in three lines within an ornate round shield. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Öre Silver Mynt from Sweden of Frederik I, 1737
1737
Copper coin. Obverse: monogram of two letters F between three crowns. Royal crown above. Reverse: two crossed arrows, above which is a crown and below which is the year. Value indication in the field. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2985; its record gives material recorded as co…
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![Sweden, Frederik I, 5 öre S[ilver] M[ynt], 1737](/__l5e/assets-v1/5e9053a8-7166-43b3-9c2b-00f1f085a601/rk-kog-mp-1-2990-zweden-frederik-i-5-ore-s-ilver-m-ynt-1737.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Sweden, Frederik I, 5 öre S[ilver] M[ynt], 1737
1737
Silver coin. Obverse: three crowns. Value indication in two lines in the field. Reverse: cross, with each arm consisting of two back-to-back letters F. Royal crowns in the corners. Year in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2990; its record gives material recorded as silver…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Plate Money of Half a Daler in the Name of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
1759
Not completely rectangular, curved plate. Obverse: five stamp impressions. In each corner the obverse of a half daler with grooved edge, containing 4 x A F R S beneath a crown and inscription above 2 crossed arrows: of half daler: Silfmunt; in the centre, impression of reverse of half daler: inscription. Reverse: la…
Partial type record
Postmuseum (Swedish Postal Museum)
stamps
Swedish coat of arms definitive stamps
19th - 20th century
Swedish coat of arms definitive stamps were issued by the Swedish mail service, Posten, beginning with the country's first adhesive postage stamps on 1 July 1855. These initial issues featured the Swedish coat of arms and were denominated in skilling banco across a set of five values. They marked the introduction of…
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Postmuseum (Swedish Postal Museum) via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Local stamp from Stockholm issue, Sweden, 1856
1856
The Local stamp from Stockholm issue is a single postage stamp released in Sweden on 1 July 1856. The StampWorld catalogue lists 1 stamp in the issue (StampWorld number 6). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1SK.Bco black. Perforation: 14. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one stamp from th…
Partial type record
Postmuseum (Swedish Postal Museum), via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Lion issue, Kingdom of Sweden, 1862–1866
1862–1866
The Lion issue comprises 5 postage stamps released by the Kingdom of Sweden in 1862–1866. The StampWorld catalogue lists 5 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 14, 14A*, 15, 15a*, 16), printed in 5 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 3ÖRE brown; 3ÖRE brown; 17ÖRE violet; 17ÖRE grey; 20ÖRE re…
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Postmuseum (Swedish Postal Museum) via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Crowns in Circle — Value in "Krona" issue, Sweden, 1878
1878
The Crowns in Circle — Value in "Krona" issue is a single postage stamp released in Sweden on 3 March 1878. The StampWorld catalogue lists 1 stamp in the issue (StampWorld number 27). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1Kr brown/blue. Perforation: 13. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one s…
Partial type record
hareluca via Numista
banknotes
5 Kronor, National Bank of Sweden, Sweden, 1918–1952 (Pick 33)
1918-1952
This 5 Kronor note was issued in Sweden by the National Bank of Sweden, with dates recorded from 1918–1952. It belongs to the Krona (1873-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Gustaf V (1907-1950). It measures 121 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World…
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ngdawa via Numista
banknotes
200 Kronor, National Bank of Sweden, Sweden, 2013–2014 (Pick 72)
2013-2014
This 200 Kronor note was issued in Sweden by the National Bank of Sweden, with dates recorded from 2013–2014. It belongs to the Krona (1873-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-date). It measures 140 × 66 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog…
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Entries by catalogue category
- Modern World Coins9
- Postage Stamps4
- Banknotes3
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 17th century5
- 18th century5
- 19th century4
- 20th century1
- 21st century1
Only the 16 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Copper6
- Paper3
- Gold1
- Silver1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
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