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50 Kronor
(First Postage Stamp) – Sweden
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration:
150th Anniversary of the First Postage Stamp
Sweden
Context
Year:
2005
Issuer:
Sweden
Ruler:
Carl XVI Gustaf
Currency:
Krona
(since 1873)
Total mintage:
22,000
Material
Diameter:
36 mm
Weight:
22 g
Shape:
Round
Composition:
Nordic gold
Magnetic:
No
Technique:
Milled
References
KM:
#
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915
Numista:
#53352
Value
Exchange value:
50 SEK = $5.52
Inflation-adjusted value:
75.35 SEK
Obverse
Description:
Replica of Sweden's first stamp: a 4-skillingbanco design in a square frame. The left side shows "1855" and an "E" for Eskiltuna (the mint); the right shows "2005" and an "H" for the Riksbank Governor's surname.
Inscription:
SVERIGES FÖRSTA FRIMÄRKE 150 ÅR
1855 2005
E H
Translation:
Sweden's First Postage Stamp 150 Years
1855 2005
Script:
Latin
Language:
Swedish
Engraver:
Annie Winblad Jakubowski
Reverse
Description:
A winged letter with a French horn (Swedish Post Office symbol) flies over a landscape of houses, woodland, and a road. Denomination on the right.
Inscription:
50
KR
AWJ
Script:
Latin
Engraver:
Annie Winblad Jakubowski
Edge
Plain
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Mints
Name
Mark
Myntverket
—
Mintings
Year
Mint Mark
Mintage
Quality
Collection
2005
—
22,000
+
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