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Sweden issued a 100 Kronor commemorative in 1988, engraved by Bo Thorén, that celebrates the 350th anniversary of the landing of the the Kalmar Nyckel on the reverse, along with a depiction of the Delmarva Peninsula.
NYA SVERIGE translates to “New Sweden” in Swedish.
The CRS monogram refers to Christina, Queen of Sweden (Christina Regina Sueciae). While she was Sweden’s queen at the time of the landing, she was twelve when the settlement was established and she didn’t begin ruling until 1644 at the age of eighteen.
The CRS monogram was used on copper coins during her reign
Fort Christina, the Delaware town Christiana, and the Christina river, are all named in her honor
The obverse features Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf. He is the great grandson of Gustaf V, who is featured on the obverse of the 1938 commemorative coin.