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SWEDEN: Ulrika Eleonora, 1718-1720, AE 4 daler, Avesta, 1719. EF

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SWEDEN: Ulrika Eleonora, 1718-1720, AE 4 daler, Avesta, 1719. EF
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SWEDEN: Ulrika Eleonora, 1718-1720, AE 4 daler, Avesta, 1719, KM-PM62, type II "plate money", corner stamps: crowned Queen's monogram dividing date, and center stamp: 4 DALER SILF: MYNT above pair of crossed arrows, some minor weakness of strike, but otherwise a superb example of this rare large type! EF, RR. From 1624, daler were issued in copper as well as silver. Because of the low value of copper, large plate money (plåtmynt) was issued. These were rectangular pieces of copper weighing, in some cases, up to several kilograms. They circulated until 1776. As silver became scarce, the silver daler rose in value relative to the copper daler, with the exchange rate between the two eventually being set at a ratio of 3 to 1. Denominations in copper money were marked K.M. or KMT, with S.M. or SMT denoting silver money. The cumbersome size and weight of plate money eventually prompted Sweden to become the first country in Europe to issue banknotes. According to Tingstrom there are only 68 examples of this year known including the 2 center stamp types and 8 pieces from the Nicobar wreck.