Frederick I assumed the Swedish throne in 1720 following the forced abdication of Ulrika Eleonora, his wife, in a constitutional arrangement that stripped the monarchy of most executive power. The coin dates to the immediate aftermath of the Great Northern War — a conflict that had bankrupted the Swedish treasury and left the copper monetary system in considerable disarray. Sweden's reliance on copper coinage throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries stemmed from its dominance of European copper production, particularly from the Falun mine in Dalarna.
The two-year production window for KM#380 reflects the transitional monetary conditions of the early Age of Liberty, before coinage policy stabilized under parliamentary control.
Frederick I assumed the Swedish throne in 1720 following the forced abdication of Ulrika Eleonora, his wife, in a constitutional arrangement that stripped the monarchy of most executive power. The coin dates to the immediate aftermath of the Great Northern War — a conflict that had bankrupted the Swedish treasury and left the copper monetary system in considerable disarray. Sweden's reliance on copper coinage throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries stemmed from its dominance of European copper production, particularly from the Falun mine in Dalarna.
The two-year production window for KM#380 reflects the transitional monetary conditions of the early Age of Liberty, before coinage policy stabilized under parliamentary control.