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| Location | Sweden |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Weight | 6.75 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts in high relief a schematic representation of a historical coin press or minting machine, with two upright screw-press columns flanking a central coining mechanism, the date 1776 and mintmaster initials BV in the lower exergue. Above the press, two overlapping coins are shown in relief, the left bearing a right-facing portrait of King Gustav III with the legend GUSTAVUS III D·G· REX, the right showing the reverse of a riksdaler with denomination markings. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears an eight-line inscription filling the entire field, listing Swedish monetary denominations and units associated with the monetary reform of 27 November 1776, framed within horizontal registers across the coin's surface. |
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