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Swedish plate money square
Plate money. Square copper plate, stamps at each corner overlap the edges. Inscribed 'FRS 1748', '2 DALER SILF MYNT'. Cancelled Swedish copper being exported as bullion. From the wreck of an unidentified merchantman circa 1780-1815, found in the South Edinburgh Channel, Thames Estuary.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0653 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Plate money |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Avesta Mint |
| Date made: | 1748 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 8 x 185 x 167 mm |