Plate Money 2 Daler SM

Plate Money 2 Daler SM. 1649. Corner stamps: Crown over date. Center stamp: 2 / DALER / SÖLFF: MYT / M K surrounding shield. ca 230x240 mm. SM 101 (R); Delz. 171 (RRR). Bronze. null g. 3498 g. RRR. Corrosion. Two of the corner stamps harshly corroded. Over all a very attractive plate for being from Christina's reign. 1/1+. Almost very fine. Christina’s 2 daler 1649 – a world trade coin! The seafarer and explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) sailed for Portugal and Spain and became the first person to circumnavigate the globe. From Europe he reached Indonesia and the Philippines via South America across the Pacific Ocean, and rounded the Cape of Good Hope in Africa on the return voyage to Europe. This opened up trading opportunities that these prominent nations took advantage of, together with the Netherlands, which expanded through the East India Company. They carried out enriching trade expeditions, exporting the highly sought-after pure European copper and bringing back porcelain, textiles and precious jewellery items. During the 17th and 18th centuries trade was extremely intensive, and the Transylvanian copper (Hungarian plates) gradually paved the way for the great innovation of Swedish copper and plate coins of the highest possible purity! At this auction we can offer Queen Christina’s issu
Condition: Almost very fine
literature: SM 101 (R); Delz. 171 (RRR)