The svenska riksdaler (Swedish pronunciation: [rɪksˈdɑːlɛr]) was the name of a Swedish coin first minted in 1604. Between 1777 and 1873, it was the currency...

krone/krona = 1⁄2 Danish rigsdaler = 1⁄4 Norwegian speciedaler = 1 Swedish riksdaler. In 1816, coins in circulation from the previous currency remained in...

since the Treaty of Stettin (1630), and a war indemnity of 20,000,000 Riksdaler. Through the efforts of Johan Oxenstierna and Johan Adler Salvius it obtained:...

changes, but Sweden was forced to pay a war indemnity of 1 million silver riksdaler to Denmark, an amount known as the Älvsborg ransom. King Christian used...

but returned in 1855 as 1⁄100 of the riksdaler. The riksdaler was replaced by the krona in 1873 (one riksdaler equalling one krona), but öre remained...

word for gold (aurum). The introduction of the krona, which replaced the riksdaler at par, was a result of the Scandinavian Monetary Union, which came into...

Sweden introduced decimal currency in 1855. The riksdaler was divided into 100 öre. The riksdaler was renamed the krona in 1873. The Austro-Hungarian...

and a substantial portion of Karelia. In turn, Russia paid two million Riksdaler and surrendered most of Finland. In 1717, Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky...

the Peene, and Wismar to Sweden in exchange for an indemnity of 600,000 Riksdaler; in return, Sweden would pay the Sound tolls and give up her protectorate...

two Danish rigsdaler. Sweden's riksdaler specie was slightly heavier at 25.5 g and was equal to four Swedish riksdaler riksgalds. The Scandinavian switch...