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1 Daler Silvermynt - Adolf Fredrik
| Issuer | Avesta Mint |
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| Year | 1770 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ADOLPHUS • FRID • D • G • REX • SVECIAE • (Translation: Adolf Fredrik King of Sweden by the Grace of God) |
| Reverse description | Central device comprising the Swedish coat of arms — a crowned oval shield bearing three open crowns arranged two over one — encircled by a wreath of laurel and palm branches tied at the base. The denomination abbreviation I. D. S. M. (1 Daler Silvermynt) flanks the wreath horizontally at mid-field, while the mint mark AL and date 17 70 appear below the wreath. The encircling legend SALUS • PUBLICA • SALUS • MEA • runs along the upper periphery within a toothed border. |
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Adolf Fredrik died in February 1771, reportedly while consuming his famously excessive Shrove Tuesday meal — making this 1770 issue one of the final coins struck under his reign. The Swedish daler silvermynt was already a denomination in decline by this point, with riksdaler coinage steadily displacing it in both commerce and official accounting throughout the latter half of the century.
Avesta, Sweden's sole operating mint for most of the early modern period, had struck plate money in copper for this same denomination a century earlier — slabs weighing several kilograms. The 1770 silver issue is a different world entirely.