1 daler silvermynt, Stockholm, Karl XII, 1718

This emergency coin features Saturn, the god of time and fertility. In one hand he is carrying a small child, in the other he is holding a scythe – symbols of birth and death. The denomination is shown within a decorated circle crowned by a flower with five petals.

Five different coins featuring planets and Roman gods were issued in Sweden in 1718. These were what are known as emergency coins – a kind of credit coin issued to strengthen the treasury.

Engravers: Carl Gustav Hartman, Zachris Hartwig Arensburg, Anders Wikman. The Stockholm mint.

Image rights: Helena Bonnevier, Ekonomiska museet - Kungliga myntkabinettet/SHM (CC BY 4.0)

Object number: 115573_KMK

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