Swedish riksdaler

An 8 daler piece of plate money (plåtmynt) at the British Museum

The svenska riksdaler (Swedish pronunciation: [rɪksˈdɑːlɛr]) was the name of a Swedish coin first minted in 1604. Between 1777 and 1873, it was the currency of Sweden. The daler, like the dollar,[1] was named after the German Thaler. The similarly named Reichsthaler, rijksdaalder, and rigsdaler were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands, and Denmark-Norway, respectively. Riksdaler is still used as a colloquial term for krona, Sweden's modern-day currency.[2]

  1. ^ National Geographic. June 2002. p. 1. Ask Us.
  2. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (August 22, 2012). "En ny cykel för 8 kronor". SVT Nyheter. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2012-10-16. ...ny cykel för 8 kronor... för bara åtta riksdaler

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