1/2 daler, Stockholm, Gustav I Vasa, 1534
The coin you see in the display case is a 1/2 daler minted at the Stockholm mint in 1534. The daler was an international trade coin based on the coin having a certain silver content and weight. The daler comes from the denomination taler which was first minted in 1518 in Joachimstal in the present-day Czech Republic.
1534 was the first year that a 1/2-daler began to be minted in Sweden. In the same year, daler and quarter daler coins were also minted. 1/2 daler was also minted in Stockholm in 1537 and at the Svartsjö mint in 1544-1550.
There are several reasons why 1/2 daler was first minted in Sweden. Dalers were used, among other things, to pay mercenary troops and to help the Danish King Christian III financially in the civil war against supporters of the deposed King Christian II, who was also supported by Lübeck, among others. The civil war is usually called the Count's Feud (1534-1536) after Christian II's commander, Count Kristoffer of Oldenburg. The silver for the daler coinage came from the Sala silver mine in Västmanland.
On the obverse (front), the King is shown in a portrait with a cloak. The king has royal attributes such as a crown, sceptre and orb. The year 1534 is also shown in the field, divided by the image. The reverse shows the crowned Great Coat of Arms with a heart shield bearing the coat of arms of the House of Vasa, the vase.
)Object number: 106605_KMK
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