The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 44, October 16, 2005, Article 29

SWEDEN STAMP-COIN FOR CROSSOVER COLLECTORS

Dick Johnson writes: "In a previous E-Sylum I wrote of mints
and minting on stamps (when the American Topical Association
published a list of these); this was in E-Sylum's July 20, 2003
(vol 6, no 29) issue. There are a large number of coins and
medals on stamps of the world. But here is something new –
at least new to me -- a stamp on a coin!

The 50-kronor Swedish coin went on sale Friday this week
(October 14, 2005). It honors the 150th anniversary of Sweden's
first postage stamp issued in 1855. The composition, called
"Nordic Gold" is copper-aluminum (copper 89, aluminum 5,
zinc 5, tin 1) and was minted by the Swedish Mint in Eskilstuna.

Obverse of the 1 1/2-inch (35mm) coin bears the 4-skilling
stamp, the mintmark E and a mintmaster mark H, initial of the
national bank's governor (isn't that charming? -- that's a perk
not every bank president can boast!). Reverse bears a winged
letter flying over the Swedish landscape and a French horn,
symbol of the Swedish Post Office.

It's a limited issue of 100,000 coins and the price is 60
Swedish korona.

Crossover collectors can see a picture of the new stamp-coin
at the Swedish National Bank's website (the language is in
English, -- but yah! the picture's in Svenska -- haa! that's a
Swedish joke!):

To read the full story, see:
http:/www.riksbank.com/templates/Page.aspx?id=10894

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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