1 daler, Västerås, Gustav I Vasa, 1540
One of the more unusual coins in the history of Swedish coinage is this daler coin minted in Västerås in 1540. The daler, which began to be minted in 1534, was worth 4 marks or 32 öre. The mintmaster was Hans Hansson, who was head of the mint in Västerås between 1539 and 1540.
The obverse (front) of the coin shows the king in full figure wearing armour and a crown. In his hands, he is holding the sword and the orb. He is surrounded by three coats of arms. The left one depicts three crowns, the right one the lion of the House of Folkunga and in the centre a shield with a vase, the sheaf of grain that is the coat of arms of the House of Vasa.
The reverse shows the standing Saviour with a cloak. The inscription reads ‘OMNIS POTESTAS A DEO’, ‘All power from God’, which was one of the king's mottoes. The coin was probably produced in only 82 pieces. The mintage is too large to be a proof coin, for example, but too small to be used as an international payment of a larger sum. The daler was an international means of payment.
)Object number: 106724_KMK
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