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Historical · Sweden
1781 Swedish riksdaler
Gustav III faces a crowned shield encircled by a chain. A deeply toned Swedish riksdaler photographed from both sides.
Flip this coin →Free to flip. Two sides. Equal chances.
The story behind the coin
The source catalogues this worn specimen as a 1781 riksdaler of Gustav III. The portrait legend identifies Gustav III and Sweden; the other face carries a crowned shield, an ornamental chain and the denomination arranged around it. Some details and the date are worn, so the year follows the source attribution rather than reconstructed lettering.
Which side is heads?
- Heads
- Gustav III facing right with the royal legend around the rim.
- Tails
- A crowned shield within an ornamental chain, with worn denomination and date details.
A different coin. The same fair toss.
The artwork changes, but every virtual toss still has a 50/50 chance of heads or tails. We simulate the movement; the result is chosen independently. This is not a simulation of the physical balance of a historical coin.
Windrain, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. Both faces cropped from one real paired photograph, background removed and resized. Adapted images remain under CC BY-SA 4.0. Image license ↗ View source record ↗