1 daler, Stockholm, Gustav I Vasa, 1534
The coin in the display case is a daler minted at the Stockholm mint in 1534. The daler was an international trade coin, based on the fact that the coin had to have a certain silver content and weight. The daler comes from the denomination taler, which was first minted in 1518 in Joachimstal in the present-day Czech Republic.
1534 was the first year the daler was minted in Sweden. In the same year, half-daler and quarter-daler coins were also minted. There are several reasons why the daler was first minted in Sweden. Dalers were used, among other things, to pay mercenary troops and to help the Danish King Christian III financially in the civil war against supporters of the deposed King Christian II, who was also supported by Lübeck and others. The civil war is known as the ‘Grevfejden (Counts’ Feud) (1534-1536) after Christian II's commander, Count Kristoffer of Oldenburg.
In 1534, daler coins were minted with four different motifs, which have been given the names Barette, Crown, Sword and Sceptre. The silver for the daler coinage came from the Sala silver mine in Västmanland. The coin in the display case is of the type called ‘Kronan’ (the Crown). On the obverse (front), the King is shown in full figure, wearing a knee-length cloak and holding a sword and an orb. On his head he wears a royal crown. The reverse shows the crowned Great Coat of Arms with a heart shield bearing the coat of arms of the House of Vasa, a vase.
)Object number: 106599_KMK
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