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Uppsala Universitet, CC0

50 Kronor (First Postage Stamp) – Sweden

Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: 150th Anniversary of the First Postage Stamp
Sweden
Context
Year: 2005
Issuer: Sweden Issuer flag
Currency:
(since 1873)
Total mintage: 22,000
Material
Diameter: 36 mm
Weight: 22 g
Shape: Round
Composition: Nordic gold
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
References
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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

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

Edge

Plain

Mints

NameMark
Myntverket

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
200522,000
Rare