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Definition of Riksdaler

Riksdaler
Riksdaler Riks"da`ler, n. [Sw. See Rix-dollar.] A Swedish coin worth about twenty-seven cents. It was formerly the unit of value in Sweden.

Meaning of Riksdaler from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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:...
- krone/krona = 1⁄2 Danish rigsdaler = 1⁄4 Norwegian speciedaler = 1 Swedish riksdaler. In 1816, coins in circulation from the previous currency remained in...
- 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...
- Sweden introduced decimal currency in 1855. The riksdaler was divided into 100 öre. The riksdaler was renamed the krona in 1873. The Austro-Hungarian...
- 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...
- and a substantial portion of Karelia. In turn, Russia paid two million Riksdaler and surrendered most of Finland. In 1717, Alexander Bekovich-Cherk****ky...
- 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...
- Karelian Isthmus)  Russia  Sweden 2,000,000 silver Swedish riksdaler 1721 ~100,000 km² ~2,000 Riksdaler/km² Treaty of Nystad Saint Croix  Denmark–Norway  France...