Description
• Denomination: 2 Kronor
• Year: 1956
• Composition: 40% Silver, 60% Copper
• Weight: 15 grams
• Silver Content: ~6 grams pure silver
• Diameter: 31 mm
• Edge: Reeded
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🪙 Design Details
Obverse (shown in your photo):
• Portrait of King Gustaf VI Adolf facing left
• Inscription: GUSTAF VI ADOLF SVERIGES KONUNG
(Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden)
Reverse:
• Large crowned Swedish coat of arms (Three Crowns)
• Denomination “2 KRONOR”
• Year 1956
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🏷️ Grade – AU 50 (About Uncirculated)
• Light wear on high points (hair, crown details)
• Strong remaining luster
• Very attractive near-uncirculated example
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💰 Approximate Market Value (AU 50)
• Silver melt value: approx. 5–7 USD (depends on silver price)
• Collector value: about 10 – 25 USD
• In UAE Dirhams: approx. 37 – 90 AED
Higher grades (MS) can bring more.
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📊 Mintage (1956)
• Approximately 3–4 million pieces
• Common date, but always collectible due to silver content