The
speciedaler was the currency of
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
between 1816 and 1875. It replaced the
rigsdaler specieThe rigsdaler was the unit of currency used in Norway until 1816 and in Denmark until 1873. The similarly named Reichsthaler, riksdaler and rijksdaalder were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, Sweden and the Netherlands, respectively.-History:...
at par and was subdivided into 120
skillingSkilling may refer to:* Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron Corporation* Tom Skilling, meteorologist in Chicago, Illinois* Michael Skilling, former Attorney General of England and Wales...
(called skilling
species on some issues). It was replaced by the
Norwegian kroneThe krone is the currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. It is subdivided into 100 øre . The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr...
when Norway joined the
Scandinavian Monetary UnionThe Scandinavian Monetary Union was a monetary union formed by Sweden and Denmark on May 5, 1873 by fixing their currencies against gold at par to each other...
. An equal valued krone/krona of the monetary union replaced the three currencies at the rate of 1 krone/krona = ½
Danish rigsdalerThe rigsdaler was the name of several currencies used in Denmark until 1873. The similarly named Reichsthaler, riksdaler and rijksdaalder were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, Sweden and the Netherlands, respectively.-History:...
= ¼ Norwegian speciedaler = 1
Swedish riksdalerThe riksdaler was the name of a Swedish coin first minted in 1604. Between 1777 and 1873, it was the currency of Sweden. The daler, like the dollar, was named after the German Thaler. The similarly named Reichsthaler, rijksdaalder, and rigsdaler were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, the...
.
In 1816, coins in circulation from the previous currency remained in circulation, with only 1 skilling coins being minted.
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The
speciedaler was the currency of
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
between 1816 and 1875. It replaced the
rigsdaler specieThe rigsdaler was the unit of currency used in Norway until 1816 and in Denmark until 1873. The similarly named Reichsthaler, riksdaler and rijksdaalder were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, Sweden and the Netherlands, respectively.-History:...
at par and was subdivided into 120
skillingSkilling may refer to:* Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron Corporation* Tom Skilling, meteorologist in Chicago, Illinois* Michael Skilling, former Attorney General of England and Wales...
(called skilling
species on some issues). It was replaced by the
Norwegian kroneThe krone is the currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. It is subdivided into 100 øre . The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr...
when Norway joined the
Scandinavian Monetary UnionThe Scandinavian Monetary Union was a monetary union formed by Sweden and Denmark on May 5, 1873 by fixing their currencies against gold at par to each other...
. An equal valued krone/krona of the monetary union replaced the three currencies at the rate of 1 krone/krona = ½
Danish rigsdalerThe rigsdaler was the name of several currencies used in Denmark until 1873. The similarly named Reichsthaler, riksdaler and rijksdaalder were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, Sweden and the Netherlands, respectively.-History:...
= ¼ Norwegian speciedaler = 1
Swedish riksdalerThe riksdaler was the name of a Swedish coin first minted in 1604. Between 1777 and 1873, it was the currency of Sweden. The daler, like the dollar, was named after the German Thaler. The similarly named Reichsthaler, rijksdaalder, and rigsdaler were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, the...
.
Coins
In 1816, coins in circulation from the previous currency remained in circulation, with only 1 skilling coins being minted. A new coinage was introduced in 1819, consisting of copper 1 and 2 skilling and silver 8 and 24 skilling, ½ and 1 specidaler. Silver 2 and 4 skilling coins were introduced in 1825, followed by copper ½ skilling pieces in 1839, silver 12 skilling in 1845 and silver 3 skilling in 1868.
Banknotes
Norges Bank began issuing notes in 1817, with denominations of 24 skilling, ½, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 speciedaler.
See also
- Danish rigsdaler
The rigsdaler was the name of several currencies used in Denmark until 1873. The similarly named Reichsthaler, riksdaler and rijksdaalder were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, Sweden and the Netherlands, respectively.-History:...
- Swedish riksdaler
The riksdaler was the name of a Swedish coin first minted in 1604. Between 1777 and 1873, it was the currency of Sweden. The daler, like the dollar, was named after the German Thaler. The similarly named Reichsthaler, rijksdaalder, and rigsdaler were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, the...