1635 QUEEN CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN COIN

I found this copper coin in the coast of ras tanurah, ksa when i was working there in 2009.

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The first silver "Fyrk" coin - an equivalent to ¼ Öre, first appeared during the reign of Swedish King Gustav Vasa (1496-1560) in 1522. The first ¼ Öre copper coin, also called "Fyrk", first appeared in circulation during the reign of the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus (1594 - 1632) in 1624. Because 1 Öre (similar to 1 Cent) had considerable purchasing power, there was a need for coins of a lesser value for small transactions. The first copper fyrk was of the Klippe type - it had a rectangular shape. The blanks (planchets) were manually cut out of the sheet copper strips, and then the coin design was applied on them with a punch and hammer.

In 1640s, 1 liter of milk cost 2.7 fyrks, 1 pair of shoes cost 11 fyrks. 1 Daler equalled 32 Öres or 128 fyrks. A Fyrk (1/4 Öre) of 1645 corresponds to approximately $4.00 or 2.8 € in todays money.

Queen Christina - Brief Historical Facts:
Christina (Swedish: Kristina Augusta) also known as Kristina Wasa, Maria Christina Alexandra, Count Dohna, Minerva of the North, Protectress of the Jews at Rome was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654. She was the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden who died at the Battle of L�tzen in 1632 during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) - the great religious struggle between the Protestants and Catholics in Europe.



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