Schwedische Kupfer Prägung wurde erstmals in frühestens in 1624 produziert, Schweden hatte eine doppelte monetäre Norm angenommen, einer auf der Basis von Silber- und eine auf der Grundlage von coppe
4256 x 2832 px | 36 x 24 cm | 14,2 x 9,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
25. November 2018
Ort:
Studio Mikko Mattila
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Swedish copper coinage was first produced in earliest in 1624, Sweden had adopted a dual monetary standard, one based on silver and one based on copper. The copper became the medium of the domestic currency while gold and silver were used abroad. The intent was to expand the domestic economy and make copper scarce elsewhere in Europe, hopefully driving the copper's price up. King Gustav II Adolf was expanding the Swedish Empire and was in need of cash for the war effort. The first coins were minted as klippings. Klippes begin as a sheet of copper and the designs are hammered onto both sides, this makes obverse/reverse alignment difficult. The earliest copper coins were quite crude and many coins that were produced during this period, most found their way back to the melting pot. This gave an oppertunity to counterfeiters to make fake coins. These fakes are like the silver coins of that period, Öre and Solidus, and the better looking copper coins were fakes.
