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Swedish riksdaler specie

Sweden’s riksdaler specie continued the silver-daler tradition introduced on the Joachimsthaler model in 1534.

Silver-daler introduction
1534
Account distinction
Separate from the daler fixed at four marks
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Swedish riksdaler specie: documented and qualified family connections PARENTS THIS CURRENCY CHILDREN Saxon–Bohemian silver-thaler reckoningSaxon–Bohemian silver-thalerreckoning 1534 · QualifiedEarlier ancestry; immediate parent openQualified connection · 1534 · Period of differentiation, not an exact foundation date. Swedish kronaSwedish krona 1789 · QualifiedQualified connection · 1789 Swedish riksdaler specieSwedish riksdaler specie Currency history

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The story

The imported silver-daler model later carried the riksdaler and riksdaler-specie names. Changing names did not by themselves create new currencies. [1]

The specie unit must be distinguished from Sweden’s other daler accounts, whose values could diverge. [1]

Turning points

Silver daler introduced

Sweden adopts the Joachimsthaler monetary model. [1]

Sources and evidence

  1. Rodney Edvinsson, Sveriges Riksbank · Swedish monetary standards in a historical perspective (2010)

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“Swedish riksdaler specie.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-14; data version v49. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V22-SWEDISH-SPECIE.html

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