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Catalogue information
LastDodo number
2042485
Area
Coins
Title
Sweden 1 öre K.M. 1724
Country
Year
1724
Variety / overstrike
Head of State
Type
Designer
Series
Material
Weight
4.5
Diameter
23.1
Thickness
1
Punch
Shape
Obverse
F • R • S 1724
Reverse
1 ÖR K M
Edge
Reeded
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
12.067.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 383.1
Catalogue number
Details
B 1724 Broad Arm Marked U Level The 3 crowns are characteristic of Swedish coins. Struck in the name of Frederick I of Sweden (1720-1751). It says FRS, which stands for F (rider) R (ex) S (uedensis) or Frederik, king of Sweden. This Frederik was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, but became Prince Consort of Sweden through his marriage to Queen Ulrike Eleonora in 1718. However, Ulrike Eleonora resigned in 1720 in favor of her husband who became king in 1720.
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B 1724 Breed Wapen Duidelijke U Peil
De 3 kronen zijn kenmerkend voor Zweedse munten. Geslagen in naam van Frederik I van Zweden (1720-1751). Er staat FRS, wat staat voor F(ridericus) R(ex) S(uedensis) oftewel Frederik, koning van Zweden.
Deze Frederik was landgraaf van Hessen-Kassel, maar werd door zijn huwelijk met koningin Ulrike Eleonora in 1718 prins-gemaal van Zweden. Ulrike Eleonora trad echter in 1720 af ten voordele van haar echtgenoot die zo in 1720 koning werd.