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[26] [27] In particular, some coins have the inscription DNS (Dominus) REX, reflecting the Christian ideals while also having inscriptions of AIRDECONUT, likely being the Scandinavian name of Harthacnut. It includes coins of Alfred the Great. [28] The collection of coins contains Anglo-Viking, Anglo-Saxon, Arabic and Frankish coins as well as ...
In total, it comprises close to 40,000 objects. Archives items include coin dating back to the sixth century BC to modern digital currencies. The collections of older Swedish coins and medals are especially important, together with the collections of coins from the Viking age, early modern European coins and Islamic coins.
In 1604, the name was changed to riksdaler ("daler of the realm", c.f. Reichsthaler). In 1609, the riksdaler rose to a value of 6 mark when the other Swedish coins were debased but the riksdaler remained constant. From 1624, daler were issued in copper as well as silver. Because of the low value of copper, large plate money (plåtmynt) was ...
The krona (Swedish: ⓘ; plural: kronor; sign: kr; code: SEK) is the currency of the Kingdom of Sweden.It is one of the currencies of the European Union.Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use for the krona; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it but, especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value.
The oldest Swedish coin; A copper plate coin dating from Queen Christina's reign in 1644 that is thought at 19.7 kg (43 lb) to be the heaviest in the world; Parts of the Lohe treasure found in 1937 in Gamla Stan; Weimar Republic inflation currency; Nobel Prize medals [citation needed]
NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series, which began almost 15 years ago as a niche online platform mainly highlighting rock and folk musicians, has established itself as one of music’s premiere platforms.
25 February – Georg Riedel, 90, Czechoslovak-born Swedish jazz double bass player and composer [106] 23 March – Ulf Georgsson, 61, Swedish songwriter [107] 3 April – Kalevi Kiviniemi, 65, Finnish concert organist [108] 6 April – Dutty Dior, 27, Norwegian rapper [109] 21 April – Kaj Chydenius, 84, Finnish musician and composer [110]
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