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1 Riksdaler - Gustav IV Adolf 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Stockholm Mint |
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| Year | 1796-1797 |
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| Currency | Fourth riksdaler (1719-1798) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Stockholm Mint |
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Gustav IV Adolf ascended the Swedish throne in 1792 at age thirteen following the assassination of his father Gustav III at a masked ball in Stockholm — a murder so dramatic it later inspired Verdi's opera. He ruled under regency until 1796, and coinage bearing his second portrait coincides almost exactly with the moment he assumed personal power. The brief two-year window of this issue reflects transitional minting priorities as the new king's image was being refined for official use.
Sweden's riksdaler specie was pegged to a complex parallel currency system during this period, with the riksdaler courant and banco creating persistent exchange headaches that would contribute to monetary reforms in the following decades.