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Swedish riksdaler specie

Swedish riksdaler specie: a historical unit of account.

Dates in use
Introduction and ending not established
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Swedish riksdaler specie: documented and qualified family connections PREDECESSORS THIS CURRENCY SUCCESSORS Swedish kronaSwedish krona 1789 · QualifiedQualified connection · 1789 Swedish riksdaler specieSwedish riksdaler specie Currency history Earlier ancestry is not established here.

The story

Edvinsson distinguishes riksdaler specie from the riksgälds unit emerging in 1789, and groups riksgälds, riksmynt and krona in one continuing unit. This supports a qualified branch from specie, rather than an invented new currency at every name change. [1]

Sources and evidence

  1. Rodney Edvinsson, Sveriges Riksbank · The multiple currencies of Sweden–Finland 1534–1803 C1155 ↗

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“Swedish riksdaler specie.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V22-SWEDISH-SPECIE.html

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