Olaf Skotkonung

First Coin

Olaf Skotkonung, son and heir to King Erik, ordered Sweden's first coins to be minted here.
He brought silver and coin masters from England '
The first Swedish coins have King Olaf on one side and a cross on the other.
The Latin letters ' OLOF  REX SVEVORUM"  (OLOF KING OF THE SWEDES) frame the
picture. 
During 995 - 1030 AD, over 2 million coins were minted here.