id: 97124 accession number: 1916.763 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.763 updated: 2023-01-10 16:55:59.240000 Swedish Plate Money (Half Daler), 1731. Copper; overall: 9.6 x 9.9 cm (3 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.763 title: Swedish Plate Money (Half Daler) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1731 creation date earliest: 1731 creation date latest: 1731 current location: creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: technique: copper department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Metalwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 9.6 x 9.9 cm (3 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: This plate was worth a half daler, which was the standard unit of currency in Sweden in the 18th century. digital description: Some monetary denominations in Sweden were issued in large plates of copper and silver because the ores were plentiful. However, by the late 1770s these plates were considered too cumbersome, and consequently, Sweden began issuing some of Europe's first denominations in paper money. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.763/1916.763_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.763/1916.763_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.763/1916.763_full.tif