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5 Kronor - Carl XVI Gustaf
| Issuer | Sveriges Riksbank |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Thickness | 1.97 mm |
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| Obverse description | The central field features the interlaced royal cypher of King Carl XVI Gustaf — the conjoined letters C and G surmounted by the Roman numeral XVI — all beneath a royal crown rendered in relief. The date is split to either side of the monogram, with '20' at the left and '16' at the right. The mint engraver's initials 'EN' appear in the lower left field. The surrounding legend reads 'CARL XVI Gustaf' along the upper arc and 'SVERIGES KONUNG' along the lower arc, both in incuse Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays the word 'SVERIGE' in bold incuse lettering across the middle, beneath which the numeral '5' is rendered in a stylised form integrated with a curved wave motif. Above and below the country name, a pattern of stylised arching waves fills the field, evoking Sweden's maritime heritage. Three heraldic crowns — the Tre Kronor, Sweden's national emblem — are depicted at the top of the design in a triangular arrangement. The denomination legend 'KRONOR' is inscribed along the lower arc, with the mint mark letters 'S' and 'SI' flanking the crowns in the upper field. |
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Sweden's shift to Nordic gold for its 5 kronor coinage was driven by practical economics rather than tradition — the alloy's resistance to counterfeiting and its distinctive color made it attractive to several Scandinavian mints simultaneously, and Sweden adopted it as part of a broader recoinage that also trimmed the physical size of the coin. By 2016, the series was well into its revised format introduced with the 2016 coin reform, which eliminated the 1 and 2 kronor denominations entirely and reset the physical specifications across the range.
The 2016 reform was the most significant restructuring of Swedish coinage since decimalization adjustments decades prior.