Sweden 1717 daler

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This copper daler was struck in Sweden in the closing stages of the Great Northern War when Sweden was losing and the government bankrupt. This series (the SCWC lists ten types issued 1715-19) was supposed to be redeemed in silver after the peace. When this didn't happen, the government official responsible for their issue was executed. "WETT OCH WAPEN" means "reason and arms."

Recorded mintage: 905,600.

Specification: 4.5 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM 355.

Source:

• Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

• Sweden 1715 ore (S.M.)
• 1716 daler "Publica Fide"
• 1716 mark
• 1716-LC 2 mark
• 1717 billon öre
• Sweden 1718 daler KM-358 "Mars"
• Coins and currency dated 1717
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