Sweden 100 Kronor - Carl XVI Gustaf, 1988

New Sweden Colony

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Sweden Sweden
Currency Krona (1873 – 9999)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 100 Kronor
Year 1988
Ruler Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–9999)
Composition Silver (.925)
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 16
Diameter (mm) 32
Demonetized 30 June 2017

Description

100 Kronor from Sweden. Issued in 1988. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 32 mm and weighs 16 g.

Obverse
Head of king facing left. Artist initials below neck (Carl XVI Gustaf King of Swedens)
Reverse
At right sailing ship "Kalmar Nyckel" with the wind in the sails on the open sea. At left, below, an excerpts of Delaware map with position of Fort Christina selected. Above the map the monogram of Queen Christina: three crowns along with CRS (Christina Regina Sueciae), as taken from the copper coins from her reign. Along the rim the legend with the value flanked by the letters ED: the letter “E” indicates the place the coin was minted and on the right are the letter “D” is the initials of the Riksbank Governor. (New Sweden Delaware 1638 - 1988)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage au unc Comment Frequency
1988 D 32K € 15,00 KM# 867.1 (Large head - text touching rim) 26%
1988 D 118K € 13,00 € 17,00 KM# 867.2 (Small head - text close to rim) 86%

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