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Charles XV's reign

Charles XV Coinage

XV. King Charles was the ruler of Norway and Sweden from 1859 to 1872. During its minting, it issued several coins, the most common of which were: The Swedish krona (Swedish: krona), which replaced the old Swedish riksdaler in 1873. The crown was divided into 100 öre and was made of silver, gold or bronze. The crown coins featured the king's portrait on the obverse, and the coat of arms and the year on the reverse. The value of the crown coins was 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 kroner. The Norwegian krone (Norwegian: krone), which also replaced the old Norwegian speciedaler in 1873. The Norwegian krone was also divided into 100 öre and, like the Swedish krone, was made of silver, gold or bronze. The Norwegian crown coins featured the king's portrait on the obverse, and the coat of arms and the year on the reverse. The value of the Norwegian krone coins was 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 krone. The Swedish riksdaler (Swedish: riksdaler), which was the currency before the Swedish krone. The riksdaler was divided into 48 skillings and was made of silver or gold. The riksdaler coins featured the king's portrait on the obverse, and the coat of arms and the year on the reverse. Riksdaler coins were worth 1/6, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2 and 4 riksdaler. The Norwegian speciedaler (Norwegian: speciedaler), which was the currency before the Norwegian crown. The speciedaler was divided into 120 skillings and was made of silver or gold. The speciedaler coins featured the king's portrait on the obverse, and the coat of arms and the year on the reverse. The value of speciedaler coins was 1/5, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2 and 4 speciedaler.


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