1/4 daler, Stockholm, Gustav I Vasa, 1534
The coin you see in the display case is a 1/4 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 minted for the first time in 1518 in Joachimstal in the present-day Czech Republic. 1534 was the first year that a 1/4 daler began to be minted in Sweden. In the same year, dalers and half-dalers were also minted. The 1/4 daler was also minted at the Svartsjö mint in 1544-1550.
There are several reasons why quarter daler coins were 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 and 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.
The obverse (front) shows the King wearing a cloak. The King has a beret on his head and carries in each hand a sword and an orb. The year 1534 is also shown in the field, divided by the image. The reverse shows a crowned shield with the three crowns lying on a large cross with lily-shaped ends and a heart shield with the coat of arms of the House of Vasa, the vase.
)Object number: 106607_KMK
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