Scandinavian Monetary Union
Sweden enters a monetary union based on a common gold-valued krona.
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1873 in Sweden
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Historical records for Sweden in 1873
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Gold Standard and Krona
Sweden adopts the gold standard and the krona within the Scandinavian Monetary Union, defining the new currency by a fixed quantity of gold.
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