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Sweden also celebrated the 300th anniversary with a commemorative coin of their own. The reverse also features a depiction of the Kalmar Nyckel, a crown, and the dates 1638 and 1938.
The Kalmar Nyckel was built in 1627 in Amsterdam. She was purchased by the Swedish Skeppskompaniet (Ship Company) with tax revenue from the strategic harbor town of Kalmar, on Sweden’s southeast coast, and renamed Kalmar Nyckel (“Key of Kalmar”).
After four successful trans-Atlantic trips, she rejoined the Swedish Navy in a war against Denmark. In 1651, a Dutch merchant purchased her and leased the ship to the Dutch navy. She was sunk in battle in 1652 during the initial battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War.
The Latin inscription on the reverse “Novae Sueciae Suecia Memor”, translates as “Sweden Remembers New Sweden”. New Sweden was the name given to the colony.
Sweden’s King Gustav V is featured on the obverse.
These were available in the US from the Swedish-American Tercentenary Association in New York for $1.00 per coin.