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100 Kronor - Carl XVI Gustaf International Youth Year
| Issuer | Sveriges Riksbank |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | SVERIGE 100 KRONOR (Translation: Sweden 100 Kronor) |
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International Youth Year was a United Nations initiative that prompted several nations to issue commemorative silver in 1985. Sweden's participation was administratively straightforward — the Riksbank had by then established a reliable commemorative program under Carl XVI Gustaf, and this piece fits squarely into that pattern. What distinguishes it slightly is the broader political moment: 1985 was also the year Sweden was pushing hard on global disarmament discussions, lending the youth theme a sharper edge domestically than the UN's generically optimistic framing suggested.