Historical Objects / Medals

Collection of Tyler Yates

550th Anniversary of the Swedish Riksdag

Engraver:
Erik Lindberg
Year:
1985
Country:
Sweden
Diameter:
mm
Obverse:
Four men representing the four social estates originally represented in the Riksdag: the nobility, the clergy, the burghers, and the yeomanry. Over them is a coat of arms with three crowns.
FÖR·SVERIGES LAG·OCH·FRIHET
ARBOGA 1435
ERIK LINDBERG
Reverse:
A scroll with two lions standing on top of the scroll flanking a coat of arms with a crown on top.
SVERIGES RIKSDAG ÅT·MINNET·AV·FEM HUNDRAFEMTIO·ÅR ÄGNADE·VÅRDEN AV·RIKE·OCH·FOLK 1985
Ulla #346

This medal was copied almost exactly from the medal created in 1935.