Mini plate money, the Swedish klippe coins

Sweden has had plate money: 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 (X) Daler, but did you know that before these Sweden used "very small plate money"?
(NOTICE: Every existing piece is different)



Sweden had four denominations of these "mini plate money" (1624-1627):


Fyrk (Very rare, often over 100€, about 17x17cm and 8g) KM#103.1
1/2 Öre (Quite rare, sometimes ~100€, about 25x25cm and 14g) KM#104.1
KM#123
1 Öre (Common, but still quite rare. About 70€ usually, 37x37mm, 30g) KM#106.1 KM#106.2
2 Öre (Rare. According to NGC 400€ but often cheaper. 38x38mm, 58g) KM#108 KM#109



upper left one is a 1/2 öre, and the upper right one is a Fyrk (1/4 öre) all others are most likely 1 Öres, not sure about the top middle one.

2 Öre 16Z6 (1626)




The topic about plate money is here, if anybody is interested


These coins currently aren't on numista.
They were used in as circulating coins, when silver and gold coins were usually used in international trade.

This site has more information on these coins and also plate money: http://swedishcoppers.com/Default.htm

I don't know much about these, but how are they different from regular coins? As in, aren't they just be crudely struck, square coins?

Or if that phrasing is confusing, would you consider Japanese coins like these to be "mini plate money"?

Quote: "CassTaylor"​I don't know much about these, but how are they different from regular coins? As in, aren't they just be crudely struck, square coins?
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​Or if that phrasing is confusing, would you consider Japanese coins like these to be "mini plate money"?
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​They could be called that, too. The reason I call the Swedish klippe coins "Mini plate money" is as they have been minted in the same country as the usual plate money, and the same century. And they were in the book "Plooturaha", a book about plate money and those coins.


They are the earliest Swedish copper coins. But the reason why they were struck was the same reason as later plate money was struck:
The intent was to expand the domestic economy and make copper scarce elsewhere in Europe, hopefully driving the price up.