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1/4 Riksdaler - Adolf Fredrick
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1767-1768 |
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| Weight | 7.31 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Adolf Fredrik's reign coincided with Sweden's "Age of Liberty" parliamentary period, during which the Riksdag held nearly all executive power — the king famously refused to sign legislation he opposed by simply declining to appear at council meetings. The 1767–68 dating on this type spans a moment of acute fiscal stress: Sweden was running crippling deficits from earlier involvement in the Seven Years' War, and currency debasement debates dominated the Riksdag through both years.
The .878 fineness reflects a silver standard that was already under political pressure, with factions arguing for further reduction to ease debt servicing.