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2 Daler Silvermynt - Adolf Fredrik
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1751-1760 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Large rectangular copper plate money (plåtmynt) of characteristic Swedish type, bearing five circular counter-stamps applied by die to the cast copper slab. A central stamp in the middle of the plate bears the denomination legend within a dotted circular border. Four corner stamps, each within a beaded circular border, display the royal cypher 'AFRS' surmounted by a royal crown, with the regnal year below; the year 1759 is recorded in the existing lettering. The plate surface is unworked between the stamps, retaining the rough, oxidised texture of cast copper typical of this series. |
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| Edge | Plain, irregular |
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Sweden's plate money — plåtmynt — was among the most physically awkward currency ever placed in circulation. The 2 Daler Silvermynt pieces issued under Adolf Fredrik were struck in copper precisely because Sweden's monetary system equated copper weight directly to silver value, requiring enormous slabs to represent meaningful sums. These pieces were not pocketed; they were transported, stored in chests, and used primarily in large institutional transactions.
Adolf Fredrik ascended under significant constitutional constraint — the Riksdag of the Estates had effectively stripped the Swedish monarchy of executive power by 1751, the same year this series began. The plates changed hands in a kingdom governed more by hat-and-cap parliamentary factions than by its king.